tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post4871001338317503505..comments2023-08-06T10:29:57.905-04:00Comments on Small Thoughts: National Council of Teachers of Englishby FightMetrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822629867447235084noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656763.post-77839637033490453502009-05-19T06:26:00.000-04:002009-05-19T06:26:00.000-04:00It's so funny to me that you found humor in the si...It's so funny to me that you found humor in the sign. The specific words used in the name has less to do with grammar and more to do with separating themselves as an independent organization. If there is a different org. that calls itself "___ of English Teachers" then they want to differentiate themselves. <br /><br />I have actually used that website - this organization has created national standards that all english teachers should follow for teaching english to elementary school students. Skills student should have, and methods teachers should use. The US does not have national ed. standards, each state creates their own standards for education. As a result, teachers (like myself) must look to organizations like this for guidance when creating lessons, to ensure they are developmentally and educationally appropriate. <br /><br />I've used this website dozens of times, and it's just the "NCTE website" - I never paid attention to the actual name.... Some English teacher I'll be!AdinaLexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02877155201371299338noreply@blogger.com