It's been an interesting journey upon first hearing about ARC at the beginning of this calendar year. Teachers throughout the county were in a twist over this new reading program that we had never heard of but were required to implement the following school year. What was it? Where did it come from? Who made the decision? Why were we being forced to accept it? This was our county's most infamous secret. ARC ended up being raked over the coals and harshly criticized by administrators, teachers, and community members. And I was one of those! But I have learned a most valuable life lesson from this experience and I hope our county leaders have as well. The problem is not the program. After attending a few GOOD, really informational sessions about what ARC is all about, I have to say, it's actually really incredible. I could see the vision of how this would work in my classroom, more specifically, how this program would insure that my students were engaged in rea
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