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From: Kate Hallen <khallen@mail.lesley.edu>
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:833] Re: Youth in ABE
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Ditto Ellie's remarks! Looking forward to the FOB issue.
Kate
>Great job, Barb and all!!!!
>
>I've learned to much and appreciate your sharing and caring!!
>
>Ellie
>
>--On Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:34 PM -0400 Barbara Garner
><barbara_garner@worlded.org> wrote:
>
>>Thanks to everyone for providing so much information on youth in ABE.
>>I've been reviewing all the postings; the information will be very
>>useful to me as I develop the plans for the "Focus on Basics" on youth.
>>
>>
>>A quick synopsis of what I think I read in your emails:
>>It seems like there are two general scenarios:
>>- programs that are linked to high schools, which seem to be more a way
>>to keep kids "in" something until they receive a graduate certificate,
>>be it a GED or a high school diploma
>>- adult programs that are finding they have more youth enrolling after
>>they have dropped out (either because alternative programs for youth are
>>full or unavailable)
>>
>>Programs within those scenarios use a variety of different overall
>>structures and different models of instruction
>>
>>High stakes testing may be pushing kids out, but certain other policies
>>may be pushing schools to create "alternatives" so their drop out
>>statistics don't look too high
>>
>>Thanks for your input, and please keep sharing information on youth in
>>ABE as it occurs to you with your colleagues via this list serve.
>>
>>Barb Garner
>>Editor, Focus on Basics
>>
>>
>>Barbara Garner
>>Senior Program Officer email bgarner@worlded.org
>>World Education phone (617) 482-9485
>>44 Farnsworth Street fax (617) 482-0617
>>Boston, MA 02210
>>
>
>
>
>Ellie Drago-Severson, Ed.D.
>Lecturer in Education
>Harvard Graduate School of Education
>219 Longfellow Hall, Appian Way
>Cambridge, MA 02138
>Voicemail: 617.496.4963
>Fax: 617.864.1315
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Every movement of the mind is a teaching.
~ Jack Kornfield
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Kate Hallen
Creative Arts in Learning
Lesley University
29 Everett St
Cambridge MA 02138
khallen@lesley.edu
617-349-8511 * fax: 617-349-8142
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