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A student's parent notices that you use learning logs in your classroom but you don't correct the grammar and spelling in their writing. Explain the purpose of learning logs and rationale for not correcting them. Explain how learning logs might fit with the rest of your curriculum and what students will gain by using learning logs. Explain why you think the students will gain something in content areas with learning logs and how it might also assist them with their own writing.
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This solution explains the importance of encouraging students to use learning logs in the classroom as a means of promoting learning.
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Students who use learning logs as a supplement for their classroom education have a way of reflecting back on what they have learned for a designated period of time. Learning logs are not quite the same as journal blogs, which are more personal, but instead give an objective overview of lectures, reading, e-learning and other sessions where learning has taken place. The reason they are not corrected for grammar and spelling is that this may restrict the student from being spontaneous in reflections and worry more about having correct presentation. ...
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