tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886184679252057946.post7073412633875483483..comments2022-03-02T00:28:14.337-05:00Comments on TYPE A LITTLE FASTER: Why I hate Accelerated Reader - Part IISarah Darer Littmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00780738493733344947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886184679252057946.post-9789008580300955242015-10-05T08:03:01.982-04:002015-10-05T08:03:01.982-04:00If you read my earlier post (see the link in the f...If you read my earlier post (see the link in the first paragraph) you'll see why this program made my blood boil after hearing a teen say reading a great long book was a "waste" because it wasn't in AR. How can reading a great book EVER BE A WASTE? That this program would make a kid think that shows how screwed up it is!Sarah Darer Littmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00780738493733344947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886184679252057946.post-21812547978267871812015-10-05T07:59:05.495-04:002015-10-05T07:59:05.495-04:00wow, i did not know there were restriction to what...wow, i did not know there were restriction to what students could read now. I was like you, except i might have read a bit more (my reading speed, clocked in 6th grade, was 2000 words per min with 99% comprehension). Books clubs did not give me enough books, the school libraries were quickly consumed and finally the public libraries gave me enough to feed on...to restrict that in not comprehensible!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.com