Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j7NI8sG15434; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:08:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:08:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1124820368.430b6590d6d05@mail.msln.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Bonnie Fortini <bfortini@mmhs.u102.k12.me.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:3026] Re: Jay Derrick's review of Conflicting Paradigms X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 876 Lines: 19 I finally had a chance to read some of my waiting messages and found this review to be very interesting. Congratulations, George. I couldn't help but pick out the following quote cited in Jay's excellent review... 'Unlike medicine, agriculture, and industrial production, the field of education operates largely on the basis of ideology and professional consensus. As such, it is subject to fads....we will change education to make it an evidenced-based field' (US Department of Education Strategic Plan, 2002-07) .and reaffirm my personal view that unlike drugs, crops, and manufactured products, human beings actually learn through ideas and professional consensus. When tended to thoughtfully, ethically, carefully, and professionally, that IS an evidence-based approach. Hanging in and hanging on! Bonnie Fortini Machias Adult & Community Education Machias, Maine
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