tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post113157118579192610..comments2023-08-10T16:06:35.452+01:00Comments on Scholar's Blog: Nanny McPheeMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1133803801536672162005-12-05T17:30:00.000+00:002005-12-05T17:30:00.000+00:00It's a crying shame that children everywhere are b...It's a crying shame that children everywhere are being put off reading by the nonsense of testing them to death...Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1133779634686756482005-12-05T10:47:00.000+00:002005-12-05T10:47:00.000+00:00I have just read these comments when looking for b...I have just read these comments when looking for background on Nanny McPhee, which I saw with my 14-year-old son this afternoon (Melbourne, Australia - it opens on 12 January here). Funny thing, that in the car on the way home he was talking about how studying Holes this year (which he had previously read and loved, and seen the film and loved) was destroyed for him by studying it in English this year. Coincidence to hear his comments echoed - even about the same book - this very day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1131643788888586632005-11-10T17:29:00.000+00:002005-11-10T17:29:00.000+00:00Camille you're as bad as Kelly ! It's Nanny McPHee...Camille you're as bad as Kelly ! It's <I>Nanny McPHee</I> - Ph, not F ! ;-D<BR/><BR/>As for the testing thing, hooray for you banning tests in the library... I've no objection to the idea of teaching children the rudiments of maths and reading before school (after all, I learnt to read so young I have no recollection of learning - my Dad says I was under 3 when he taught me) - it's the whole idea of a regimented, government-enforced curriculum that gets my temper hot...<BR/><BR/>I intend to see if the library can get me the <I>Waiting for another Jamie Oliver</I> title as I'm interested to see what the authors have to say about not having their books dissected like frogs... Of course, I'll review it if I can get hold of it.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1131643358066463562005-11-10T17:22:00.000+00:002005-11-10T17:22:00.000+00:00Kelly, I rather think it's a case of the schedule ...Kelly, I rather think it's a case of the schedule being too crammed what with HP, Narnia 1 and Kong all coming out in the next few weeks, not to mention the various films that aren't getting simultaneous worldwide releases and aren't massively anticipated fantasy films ! I noticed the large number of films coming out in the US in the next 2 1/2 months when I was checking to see when <I>Nanny McPhee</I> would open. Anyway, you got W&G before us !!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1131642574691366992005-11-10T17:09:00.000+00:002005-11-10T17:09:00.000+00:00Well, my movie dance card is about to be very full...Well, my movie dance card is about to be very full with Harry, Narnia, King Kong, Pride & Prejudice coming out soon. It will be nice to have something to look forward to in Jan.<BR/><BR/>Nanny McFee sounds wonderful, I love my British actors. <BR/>-------- ---------- ---------<BR/><BR/>The testing thing is...I cannot even begin to speak rationally about this...<BR/><BR/>The great thing about my old library was it was a "test free" zone. I even banned AR testing in the library. I really HATE AR (or Reading Counts) because it is becoming the de facto reading incentive program at most schools. <BR/><BR/>"Hey kiddies, did you like that book? Well run over to that computer and see if you can answer witless question about the plot. Aww...didn't do so well? How do you feel about the book now?" <BR/><BR/>I failed the test for Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, myself.<BR/><BR/>The best way to get kids to read is have a librarian who LOVES the books and can talk about them with excitement and passion and match kids with books. (That is another soapbox for another day.)<BR/> <BR/>I just know that the more we test these kids and standardize the curriculums the less and less they seem to know about ANYTHING. <BR/><BR/>There are many factors at play here. Testing is not the reason kids are mentally lazy and will not engage with the material (because so many of them will not) BUT it has pared down WHAT and HOW we teach so much, there is not time to introduce subjects that COULD fire up a child's imagination and make them a well rounded person. <BR/><BR/>I used our library time to reach into history and the arts because I knew I could share things with them they would not get anywhere else. (Like Flanders Fields and poppies)Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1131635592525089012005-11-10T15:13:00.000+00:002005-11-10T15:13:00.000+00:00No problem. I forgot the spelling just after read...No problem. I forgot the spelling just after reading your post, so I deserve it :)<BR/><BR/>So, they've left a January release for this one. They must not have much confidence in its translation to a U.S. market. Still, I'm glad I'll have a chance to see it.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1131602616172167422005-11-10T06:03:00.000+00:002005-11-10T06:03:00.000+00:00Yes, I also thought "Good for them" when I saw the...Yes, I also thought "Good for them" when I saw the headlines... I liked the comment about books not being frogs, to be dissected !<BR/><BR/>I don't know about "Nanny McFee" [<I>sic</I>], Kelly, but according to the Net, "Nanny McPhee" will be out Jan. 27 2006 in the US. (Sorry, I'm teasing you over the spelling !)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1131583485283770812005-11-10T00:44:00.000+00:002005-11-10T00:44:00.000+00:00That Guardian article is so interesting! A discus...That Guardian article is so interesting! A discussion recently at Book Moot focused on how Louis Sachar's "Holes" has been completely ruined by curriculum in the States. What a shame. Good for those fabulous writers for standing up for the magic in their texts.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if "Nanny McFee" will be released in the States?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com