Talk:Accelerated Reader

Cheating sites

The claim that the publisher shuts down cheating web sites consistently is false. example: http://www.adamsmith.cc/oldsites/1998-ar/index.htm

As the operator of said site the publisher has harassed me repeatedly, including things like trying to call up my employer (...the company I started...) etc. They have claimed operating such a site is illegal but legal precedents have shown it is not; as long as the original content is not reproduced it is a derivative work.

Anyway, I just thought it was worth noting. I didn't want to edit it directly since I might not be a disinterested party, but such un-cited claims seem odd.

Misc

Changed "ect." to "etc." Let's learn some English, guys. Or rather, Latin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.175.81.114 (talk) 14:55, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

The content on the Adam Smith site is very old. The quiz answers on the site are not correct, this can be verified by any school that has Accelerated Reader. This probably explains why the company stopped trying to shut it down. If the answers were correct at some point in time they probably would be considered a derivative work and a copyright violation (in spite of the infringer's wishful thinking). It's beyond me why a grown man like Adam Smith, who touts himself as an important businessman and software developer would post content on the web to help children cheat on their homework.

Reference Needed

None at the moment.

Generally speaking, it is NOT good form to delete someone else's comments. You can reply to the comment that the references were added. --JohnDBuell 18:02, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Sorry! I added the details and considered it complete. --Chris53516 18:05, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Not a big deal, just pointing it out. Some people would REALLY take it personally. :) --JohnDBuell 18:09, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Gratitude

THANK YOU ALL FOR EXPANDING MY ARTICLE SO EXTENSIVELY. How did it get so much attention, by the way? --Shultz III 06:07, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Apparently AR is 'controversial'. Chris53516 21:26, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Actually Chris should be given credit for linking it into the page for the company that has produced the software since its original creation in the 1980s, Renaissance Learning. I didn't even know anyone had written an article about one of their specific programs until then. Their other stuff, such as: Accelerated Math, STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy, STAR Math, etc. could all still use articles. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JohnDBuell (talk • contribs).

I set up one page for the STAR products, since there probably isn't enough information about them all and they serve similar purposes. It can be found at STAR (software). -- Chris53516 14:37, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Sorry

Hey everyone. I'm sorry for messing up the article. I guess I was just under a bunch of anger and agression that week and I guess I took my anger out on the thing I hate most. (Accelerated Reader, not Wikipedia.) Anyway, I'm very sorry, and it won't happen again. Ice12 02:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Dont Worry! I don't like ARs either. Could someone add that the AR program is very costly! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.195.159.185 (talk • contribs).

Expand article

Who nominated this article for expansion? What would he or she want more of in this article? Please discuss here before adding the template again. – Chris53516 ^(Talk) 14:11, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

When was this? I'm not finding it in the recent history. --JohnDBuell 15:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

It last existed here on the talk page. – Chris53516 ^(Talk) 15:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

On the talk page - good place for it. And from my favorite recent anon vandal too. --JohnDBuell 16:07, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Why references and notes?

.....ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 18:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Cheating

Someone should add a section about cheating, as many students have resorted to that. Also a few websites have launched for providing answers to AR tests/quizzes.

Lilbunnifufu101 (talk) 00:57, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

shelving by AR color

Hi everyone,

I'm a Teacher Librarian in California. My elementary school shelves exclusively by color! It is a nightmare for me. The students literally ROOT through all the books in the library every time they visit. There is one teacher, on his way to principalship, who promotes this and wants to throw out the Dewey System altogether. And, I'm not to try and teach students "library science." They are only concerned with the cover of the book and the color of the colored sticker on the spine. He doesn't know - and isn't teachable - how the circulation system (Destiny) interacts with AR.

Thanks for the opportunity to vent.

Linda Teacher Librarian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.135.100.193 (talk) 14:14, 22 October 2010 (UTC)