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The third independent reading (IR) book and response journal will be due February 29th. For this IR book, students should select a work of historical fiction. To help your son/daughter choose a book, please visit:
http://www.fcps.edu/FranklinMS/research/hisfic.htm
http://www.woostersch.org/library/images/Book%20Lists/MShistoricalfiction.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/booklistcontent.jsp?id=11194
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Welcome to Mr. Macli's Homepage! The overarching goal in all of my classes is to facilitate the creation of independent learners by both delivering pointed instruction and by nurturing the students' inquisitive minds. One of the most important aspects of teaching to mastery is allowing the students to move at their own pace. For this reason, certain due dates listed on the calendar may change according to the pace of instruction. Please contact me by email with any questions, concerns, or comments you may have.
"If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don't have to be slaves to praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence."
(Dr. Carol S. Dweck, from mindset: The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn To Fulfill Our Potential)
A study from The American School Board Journal, called “Back to School: How parent involvement affects student achievement,” found that, “Parent involvement can take many forms, but only a few of them relate to higher student performance. Of those that work, parental actions that support children’s learning at home are most likely to have an impact on academic achievement at school.
“Monitoring homework; making sure children get to school; rewarding their efforts and talking up the idea of going to college. These parent actions are linked to better attendance, grades, test scores, and preparation for college. The study found that getting parents involved with their children’s learning at home is a more powerful driver of achievement than parents attending P.T.A. and school board meetings, volunteering in classrooms, participating in fund-raising, and showing up at back-to-school nights.”
(Thomas L. Friedman, from The New York Times, November 19, 2011)
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