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  • Teacher Refuses New Reading Program (honored with award 2 years later)

    01/28/2005 9:04:17 AM PST · by OrangeDaisy · 16 replies · 1,231+ views
    wsmv.com (Nashville, TN) ^ | 1-24-2005 | Larry Brinton
    WSMV-TV, Nashville, Tennessee, E-mail: lbrinton@wsmv.com January 24, 2005 The cream always come to the top. Now let's think back a bit, about two years ago. Ann Zimmerman was a widely-praised Metro School teacher with a lot of experience. Along came Metro Schools Director Pedro Garcia, who required students to be taught from a remedial reading program called "Language!" Zimmerman believed the program was a step-back for her students and that "Language!" contained too many errors and too much jargon. She put her foot down and said no way was she going to use the controversial program for her students. Zimmerman...