Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i3119Xm23188; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:09:33 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:09:33 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <61738d0.29f5819e.83b5100@punts5.cc.uga.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Spencer Salas <swsalas@uga.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10183] migrant education funding X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Webmail Mirapoint Direct 3.3.5-GR Status: O Content-Length: 4704 Lines: 165 I'm writing to the list serve to see if anyone has any details on the funding for migrant education programs (K- 12). I'm interested in understanding the sources of funding and their administration from their Federal origins to State distribution to local administration. Spencer ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:01:07 -0500 (EST) >From: AndresMuro@aol.com >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10182] Re: layers of meaning >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > >Ageist? My step daughter just dyed her hair turquoise. before that it was orange, and then green. > >Andres > >In a message dated 3/31/2004 5:59:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Bonnie Odiorne" <bonniesophia@adelphia.net> writes: > >>Hey, Andres, watch it with those purple haired ladies-- ageist!! And what >>about those of us who are visually impaired and don't drive- -or those of >>them (?!) who drive and shouldn't? :-) >>Warmest Regards, >>Bonnie Odiorne Ph.D >>Program Faciliator >>Working Smart >>Computers 4 Kids >>Silas Bronson Library Information Technology Center >>Waterbury, CT >>Integrating Technology, ABE and ESL Instruction >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of >>AndresMuro@aol.com >>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:47 PM >>To: Multiple recipients of list >>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10167] Re: layers of meaning >> >> >>Hey, according to the adult literacy survey, there are an estimated 90 >>million adults who score in the two lowest literacy levels. about 50 million >>scoring in the lowest. this is about one fifth to a third of the adult >>population, and I am sure that a lot of them drive. there are a lot of >>teenagers who drive, and they may lack literacy skills, and they are also >>"teenagers" so, we live in a world of danger. >> >>I live in el paso a community with one of the lowest literacy skills in the >>country, but I am not afraid of driving. I am really not afraid of >>immigrants or people with low literacy skills. a lot of them are excellent >>drivers. I am bothered by people driving 55 in the left lane in big SUVs >>while talking on their cell phones, and by those who think that they have to >>hog the leftlane and go 60 or below. BTW, I do hate SUVs, they waste gas and >>they are a greater danger than other vehicles. Unfortunately some people use >>immigrants as scapegoats and fear them. The same people usually tend to fear >>blacks and other minorities too. >> >>In el paso, 80% of the poplation is of mexican origin or ancestry. >>interestingly, it is one of the safest big cities in the United States next >>to Sacramento another city with mostly mexican immigrants or their >>decendents. so, I am certainly glad that I live here, even though many >>people are immigrants, don't speak english and have limited literacy skills. >>The likelyhood of getting run over by some jerk in a hummer while on his >>cellphone, or a purple hair lady in her cadillac is a lot less in El Paso >>than in other communities. >> >> >>Andres >> >>In a message dated 3/31/2004 2:28:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, Albert Wat >><ayw@georgetown.edu> writes: >> >>>I hate to drag this topic out even more, but I really don't think it's >>>appropriate to compare non-English speakers/readers who drive to >>>Alzheimber's patients who drive. There are a lot of other non-written >>>cues that we all use as drivers on the road. There are reasons why >>>signs are made with specific colors and shapes. I have an uncle who >>>spoke and read little English, and he was navigating the roads of L.A. a >>>lot better than my father, who has a master's degree in British >>>Literature. In fact, he taught my father how to drive and helped me get >>>his license when my father moved to the States from Hong Kong! >>> >>>I, for one, would be more fearful of giant SUVs on the road! >>> >>>- Albert >>> >>>Edith Fensom wrote: >>> >>>>I have to agree with the original poster about the safety of people >>driving >>>>when they can't read the signs. I don't think I am being racist when I say >>>>this. It's a similar situation to when my mother-in-law was in the early >>>>stages of Alzheimer's and still driving. Scary. I realize that reading and >>>>driving are two different skills but do think you need to be able to react >>>>quickly when necessary. >>>> >>>>On the other hand I realize how important and necessary a driver's license >>>>is to live and work in America. It's a difficult situation. >>>> >>>>Edith >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>go here: www.geocities.com/andresmuro/art.html >> >> >> > > >-- >go here: www.geocities.com/andresmuro/art.html >
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Thu Dec 23 2004 - 09:46:45 EST