tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post8004632241778723979..comments2024-01-15T01:53:00.775-05:00Comments on The Uncommon Corps: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-42382173419449029762014-06-18T11:15:24.309-04:002014-06-18T11:15:24.309-04:00niceniceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032364072326167382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-10860869590633880082014-06-18T09:21:43.322-04:002014-06-18T09:21:43.322-04:00I suggest a three-part dance--learn the language, ...I suggest a three-part dance--learn the language, learn the rules for playing, get to play.Myra Zarnowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384106059616982063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-11626123141643439872014-06-18T09:04:10.167-04:002014-06-18T09:04:10.167-04:00I agree, so that is the two-part dance: learn the ...I agree, so that is the two-part dance: learn the language, get to use it. Too often we act as if the language were the whole goal, or that you could skip the language and just have the fun -- you need both. Maybe that is what school is: learning languages so we can use them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032364072326167382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894641286672863815.post-19522395621403674362014-06-18T08:09:50.510-04:002014-06-18T08:09:50.510-04:00I think what Sasha learned is true for every disci...I think what Sasha learned is true for every discipline. People need to learn the language and "the rules of the game" before they can engage in the dialogue. Educators acknowledge this when they use phrases like "reading like a historian" or "disciplinary literacy" or "academic language."Myra Zarnowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384106059616982063noreply@blogger.com