Thursday, April 23, 2015

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

Prelutsky, J. (1998). Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! New York, NY: Knopf :.

            This wonderful poem book started by Dr. Suess and finished by Jack Prelutsky is one of my all time favorite books. The story surrounds a school that is well liked by its students notably because of its many eccentric teachers and funny subjects. However, the students must make a good grade on a standardized test or else they will be sent to a different school that is horribly dull and requires uniforms.

         I love this story because it makes light of the standardized testing that our students are so heavily bogged down with. It would be a great story to read to remind students of what is important- authentic learning and fun.

Video here!

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