Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i1K2p7I19458; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:51:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:51:07 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20040220024914.15705.qmail@web14309.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: tom zurinskas <tzurinskas@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1099] Re: Light, not heat X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2829 Lines: 87 Regards your other points, I believe that teachers are operating under great constraints. The system tells them what to teach and how. In this forum I read folks here saying "What shall I tell my staff to do?" Are these staff automoton teachers waiting for instruction? If that's the system then it's based on dogma anyway and it better be based on sound dogma that works based on research no matter how degrading to some folks that may be. Tom Z --- David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> wrote: > Tom, > > On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, at 10:34 PM, tom > zurinskas wrote: > > > I'd like to hear your ideas first, David, while I > compose mine. > > Okay, Tom. I believe that phonetics and phonemic > awareness approaches > are useful: for learners with dyslexia, I believe > they are essential. > I believe that whole language approaches are useful. > And I believe > that critical literacy is essential for readers at > all levels. I don't > believe that teaching is a science; I believe that > it is an art -- and > that expert practitioners have had years of theory, > practice, > reflection and opportunities to dialogue with > others. I believe that > research -- quantitative and qualitative -- is > useful, and I wish we > had more of it to inform practice, but I don't > believe that research -- > true scientific research -- should be dogmatic, or > should be used by > those in power to push a political agenda. That is > degrading to > research and practice. > > Those are my ideas, based mostly on observation of > good teaching by > experienced teachers and reflection. > > I think NIFL-AALPD should be a forum for discussions > leading to helping > teachers become experts in a variety of adult > education areas. I think > adult education and literacy teaching -- because > teachers are called > upon (ready or not) to teach such a range of > knowledge and skills > (basic literacy, intermediate and advanced reading > and writing, > numeracy, science, social studies, English language > listening and > speaking skills, computer literacy, college > preparation, and also > sometimes to be counselors, administrators, data > entry clerks, and.... > more) is one of the most challenging kinds of > teaching there is, right > up there with elementary and pre-school teaching. > > David J. Rosen > djrosen@comcast.net > > > ===== Read all about truespel at truespel.com. Read “Truespel Book One: Analysis of the Sounds (Phonemes) of USA English http://www.1stbooks.com/cgi-bin/1st?partner~1st|type~6|Data1~16593 Convert text to truespel USA accent by copy/pasting it at: http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
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