tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22754289.post825146517652433198..comments2023-09-13T21:51:39.820-04:00Comments on Jeff's Thoughts: Junie B. Jones - unemployed gas station attendantJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101962459665658946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22754289.post-21903706052371331652008-09-11T18:36:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:36:00.000-04:00I'm sorry but i can't agree with you on this one. ...I'm sorry but i can't agree with you on this one. I believe these books are perfectly fine for young readers. The grammar in these books is wrong, but young kids know that. Also, when is the last time you heard a five year old talk with perfect grammar? Little kids talk to each other almost everyday. Surely this influences them a whole lot more than reading a few books. Its like a single pebble at the bottom of a river. Its not going to change the direction the water flows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22754289.post-28218893758639995682007-11-07T19:01:00.000-05:002007-11-07T19:01:00.000-05:00thanks my little sister reads these and she loves ...thanks my little sister reads these and she loves writing stories. but i was beginning to notice some weird grammatical errors however i wasnt albe to pinpoint the source. Though clearly this is not the only source, it still is influential in my sister slife and probably affects her writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22754289.post-47445622339838655972007-09-14T19:10:00.000-04:002007-09-14T19:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the "heds" up. I haven't heard of these...Thanks for the "heds" up. I haven't heard of these books yet, but I agree with what you're saying. I spent 12 years in public school in Arkansas with teachers that called me "Jermy." Bad examples are hard to overcome. I even had a teacher in the 7th grade who wouldn't believe that "psychic" started with a "p" until I showed her in a dictionary (I'm not making that up). <BR/>(disclaimer: not all Arkansas teachers are bad, some are VERY good.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22754289.post-60578113036576824342007-09-12T21:16:00.000-04:002007-09-12T21:16:00.000-04:00Junie, U rote: 'This clearly makes sense: why spen...Junie, U rote: 'This clearly makes sense: why spend 10 minutes trying to spell a word when it's the process of converting thoughts into text that the real skill you want to teach, and where the real learning takes place.'<BR/>Dus it not strike u that sumthing is rong if spelling hinders 'the process of converting thoughts into text' when spelling is ment ot help such an activity? <BR/>Menny children who ar adected this way giv up on riting and reeding, and as a consequence English-speeking societys worldwide ahv a 20percent-plus ilitracy rate. Is it not time we did sumthing about this disconect?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com