Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j78FDxG22944; Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:13:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:13:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s2f73bdc.047@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:3276] Re: Value of College Education X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.4 Status: O Content-Length: 2614 Lines: 23 Sondra is still having difficulty posting and asked me to share some more. Before I share the information, here is a question that I have: After you read the additional information, I wonder what adult learners, teachers and advocates think about Santorum's philosophy in terms of how it may impact women engaged in formal adult learning classes. Do you think that this type of thinking can impact on adult basic education? Here is the additional information: here is a quote from a review http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05187/533421.stm: "Sadly the propaganda campaign launched in the 1960s has taken root," said Santorum. "The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness." And --- Santorum argues that many of the problems of America poor can be solved by championing initiatives that encourage connections to family and community -- often through faith-based organizations. They include fatherhood training programs, more tax relief for families raising children, changes that make divorce more difficult -- and even training professionals from hospital workers to welfare case workers to public educators on how to help couples see the benefits of marriage. He touts his work on initiatives such as the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, signed by President Clinton, as an initiative reversed a program that he describes as a "spin cycle" -- one that had kept families running in place instead of helping them out of poverty. Throughout the book, Santorum targets "liberals" who, he says, advocate s "no fault freedom" or freedom without responsibility. He aims his fire at entities he calls --"the Bigs" -- a category that includes "big media," "big universities and public schools" and some "big businesses" run by the "liberal elite," who he says shape American life and values in a way that is destructive. >>> ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu 8/5/2005 2:23 PM >>> Sondra Cuban had difficulty posting and asked me to post this for her: I thought this might be interesting info for the women-literacy listserv - At the kickoff for the republican campaign cycle summer meeting which is happening in Pittsburgh, the master of ceremonies apparently is Senator Santorum. Apparently, Santorum thinks it's wrong to help single mothers earn a college degree. In his book, It Takes a Family, Santorum said that "The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic ladder is just wrong." [It Takes a Family, pg. 138]
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