Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g93CusX25243; Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:56:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:56:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <006201c26af4$efe7b720$e0255544@ewndsr01.nj.comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ujwala Samant <usamant@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:924] Topics X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Status: O Content-Length: 1728 Lines: 37 I have been reading the concerns (complaints) on this listserv that people find their issues not being addressed. I can understand that being the case, given how widespread and diverse the field is. There are people who say they were taken off other lists and do not say why nor what really happened. After a while, these come across as petulant raves, not as reasonable arguments. There are people who say their concerns aren't addressed. And we blame the list moderators for everything. Well the listserv discussions are not generated by the moderators. Let's face the fact that it is the participants who generate and maintain the discussions on any listserv. If there are not enough discussants interested in the theme you're talking about, how is that the fault of the listserv or the moderator? As far as I know, this is a free listserv, and anybody can join it, as our colleagues from the UK and Turkey and Australia have shown. I think perhaps there aren't enough people on the list who share everyone's interests. I find that a number of my interests aren't met here, or the EUSOL listserv nor the Women listserv. I go elsewhere for them. Can't blame the facilitators for people's lack of interest in international issues, or PAR or........ On the other hand, here's a link that made me nervous and links to the previous message by kmccook: http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=03web.h22 Take a look at what is happening to our databases amongst other things. There is also a directive which is gently persuading school districts towards the exclusive use of phonics in the teaching of reading. http://www.education.umn.edu/research/testing-editorial.htm regards Ujwala Samant (NCSALL-Rutgers University)
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