Mr. Gus Van Savant
I'm a parent of a student at Hibbingo High School. I believe my son, Adam, needs to learn the fpt in his classes.
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I'm a parent of a student at Hibbingo High School. I believe my son, Adam, needs to learn the fpt in his classes.
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Dear Mr. Savant,
I agree that the 5 paragraph essay is valueable, but don't you think there can be a medium between the fpt and a more expressive multigenre paper as well?
Posted by: Mr. Healey | February 8, 2007 2:25 PM
Dear Mr. Savant,
I agree that the 5 paragraph essay is valueable, but don't you think there can be a medium between the fpt and a more expressive multigenre paper as well?
Posted by: Mr. Healey | February 8, 2007 2:26 PM
Dear Mr. Savant,
I agree that the 5 paragraph essay is valueable, but don't you think there can be a medium between the fpt and a more expressive multigenre paper as well?
Posted by: Mr. Healey | February 8, 2007 2:26 PM
What do you feel the benefits of the FPT are for your son?
Posted by: Ashbashnish Nektarquar | February 8, 2007 2:28 PM
My Dean Mr. Savant,
I have your son in my class and it would be a lot easier for him to learn the 5 paragraph essay if he would get off the crack and quit sleeping in class.
Ms. Penny Shiney
Posted by: Ms. Penny Shiney | February 8, 2007 2:34 PM
Mr. Healy,
I agree that students should study other ways to communicate, but we can't afford to not teach the fpt. It is a great guide for organizing writing, and making a "hybrid" excercise would leave student creatively stiffled and unable to organize effectively.
GVS
Posted by: Mr. Gus Van Savant | February 8, 2007 2:36 PM
Ms. Nektarquar,
I feel that the FPT teaches a good organizational strategy, and presses students to research and explore topics thouroughly for essay writing. Teaching the fpt is a great introduction to expository writing, and prepares the students for creating longer pieces.
GVS
Posted by: Mr. Gus Van Savant | February 8, 2007 2:42 PM
Ms. Shiney,
For the last time, Adam's pills are not "the crack". But merely a strong dose of ritalin. Just because the medication is checially similar does not mean it is the same.
And Adam contends that he is not "sleeping" in class, but merely thinking. I'm starting to think that Adam is cognitively beyond your class.
GVS
Posted by: Mr. Gus Van Savant | February 8, 2007 2:47 PM