For this week I read the Richard L. Allington and was impressed by his views on how classrooms should be. His example of how we should "support" students instead of "sort" highlights one of the main problems that our school systems possess. The system is not designed to benefit every or even a large amount of students that attend them. Society has changed greatly since the creation of our public school systems and if we are to improve these systems, we must first change the ways in which they function and operate.
Of Allington's many ways to improve the school systems, I most agree with his fourth point on how classrooms need more childrens literature and should be better equipped to increase the initiation of more thoughtful instruction. If children are going to become life long readers, then they must be provided with an vast array of things to read that will interest them. More government funding towards the future intellect of our country would solve a multitude of problems that exist in our society.
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