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A Fifth-Grade Teacher Complains That You Are Allowing Your Second-Graders

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A fifth-grade teacher complains that you are allowing your second-graders to complete their writing workshop on the computer using word-processing software. She insists that the students' penmanship will suffer, and she will be left to remediate this when they enter her class in a few years. Prepare a response to her, defending your choice to use word-processing software for the writing program.


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Attitudes

Psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Temperament

The combination of inherent traits, personality, and behaviors that determine an individual's typical responses to the environment.

Impoverished Environments

Settings that lack the stimuli, resources, and opportunities necessary for physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.

Educational Experiences

The range of interactions, learning opportunities, and academic growth that one encounters through formal and informal educational settings.

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