Literacy and Other Mind-Boggling Concepts Tweets of the Day 3/19/14

1. Reading, Writing and Renewal (the Urban Kind)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/arts/design/reading-writing-and-renewal-the-urban-kind.html?hpw&rref=us&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter&_r=0#story-header 

2. Why Letter Grades Just Don’t Cut It

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/why-letter-grades-just-dont-cut-it/

3. Will More Prominent Colleges Abandon the SAT?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/will-more-porminent-colleges-abandon-the-sat/ 

This next link is from the Onion--satire--okay?

  (But I do think it is hilarious.)

4. National Poetry Month Raises Awareness Of Poetry Prevention

http://www.theonion.com/articles/national-poetry-month-raises-awareness-of-poetry-p,4911/ 

5. Can Focus On ‘Grit’ Work In School Cultures That Reward Grades?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/can-focus-on-grit-work-in-school-cultures-that-reward-grades/ 

6. Argument Writing: Four Reasons Why It’s Writing Priority Number One

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/03/12/argument-writing-is-priority/ 

7. 3 Ideas for Incorporating Music Into Core High School Classes

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-notes/2014/03/17/3-ideas-for-incorporating-music-into-core-high-school-classes