Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f0QHO9925407; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:24:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:24:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20010126172035.98230.qmail@web9208.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Amy Durfee <amyd1966@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3388] Re: The intent of this list X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 3131 Lines: 102 So sorry, that was my first posting and I only meant to reply to Nancy. Sorry that everyone got that mail. Am a "rookie" of sorts to this list and did not mean to offend anyone. I am well aware that politics play an all important roll in our programs. I just felt like a few of those last postings were a bit over the top. My opinion only......Have a good day everyone! Smile to brighten someone's day! Amy Durfee --- Goffery Davis <gdavis1144@earthlink.net> wrote: > Yes I agree that this list is not a political forum, > however the content of > my message was not to debate anyone, or make a > political statement, but to > remind everyone that we can not depend on the > political process to help us, > we are basically on our own. It has failed us in > the past as it will in > the future unless we the ones who share discussions > and ideas on this list > come up with bold new ideas and different ways of > educating. My comments > were a reminder not of our politics but of our past, > where we have to go > and what we have to do to get there. I applaud all > of you who have > dedicated your lives to improving family literacy > and I hope that we can > continue to share and discuss ideas to further > improve it. > > Goffery J. Davis Sr > Policy Council Representative > BDC Economic Development Corporation > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <BRmidwest@aol.com> > > To: Multiple recipients of list > <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> > > Date: 1/25/01 10:40:57 PM > > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3386] Re: The intent of this > list > > > > I agree that that our purpose is to share and > discuss ideas and post > > questions--to comment on the CONTENT of people's > postings and not on the > form > > of the postings. > > > > I further agree that this listserv should not be > an OPEN political > > forum--e.g. we should not post our opinions of a > political leader's > stand > > on, say, abortion, flag-burning, or the Middle > East, or post political > jokes. > > > > On the other hand, we can't escape politics. > Politics and our > field--indeed, > > education as a whole--are inextricably linked. > Public policy affects our > > funding, affects the kinds of programs we design, > affects the people we > are > > allowed to serve, affects the opportunities people > have to take advantage > of > > our programs, affects the very reasons people need > our programs in the > first > > place! The administrations and the legislatures of > our nation, our > states, > > and our cities have a direct impact on us as > family literacy providers, > on > > our clients, and on our programs. We can play a > role in shaping policy > by > > discussing it amongst ourselves and by > communicating with our political > > leaders. Thus, in my opinion, it IS fair game to > discuss politics on this > > listserv as long as the discussion is reasonably > connected to family > > literacy, adult literacy, and early childhood > education. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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