The following message is posted on behalf of Lawana Wilson
(Lawana at vol.com

 

 

My name is Lawana Wilson. I have been working with the adult education
population for several years in Madison County Kentucky. Doing a
fundraiser can be a great teaching tool.  The students can pick a name
for their business.  They can do this by having an essay contest, a
skill needed for the GED. They can also write essays to decide what fair
thing to do with the money. The students may have an event for their
family or have a bigger graduation.  In math class the students can do
charts and graphs of their progress and profit, etc.  I have been a
Family Literacy Coordinator and could see this tie to Family Literacy as
well.  

 

 

Have other subscribers tried fundraisers as a means of instruction? What
have been your results? Do you have other ideas to add to Lawana's?

 

 

 

Gail J. Price

Multimedia Specialist

National Center for Family Literacy

325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

Louisville, KY 40202

gprice at famlit.org

502 584-1133, ext. 112

 

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