[AAACE-NLA] Re: Scope of adult education activism
Lisa Bernstein
lisab at whattoexpect.org
Fri Jul 30 11:22:06 EDT 2004
To the same point, what is Pro-Literacy's relationship with WalMart?
Lisa Bernstein
Executive Director
The What To Expect Foundation
212-712-9764
lisab at whattoexpect.org
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[mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of Marie
Cora
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:51 AM
To: robert at robertpinhero.com; 'National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored
by AAACE'
Subject: RE: [AAACE-NLA] Re: Scope of adult education activism
Hi Robert and everyone,
I just posted a reply about Wal-Mart, and after reading your post
Robert, I have to say that I am very suspicious of Wal-Mart's survey as
well - for all the reasons that I stated in a previous post. I would
need to have many questions answered about how that survey was
developed, how participants were selected, how it was administered, how
results were interpreted and reported out..Robert says that he doesn't
know of a better data collecting organization - hmmm..didn't realize
that they were also in that business. But maybe I should have guessed
that they were, given the way they control their environment and
everyone in it so tightly.
So I still maintain then, that we should be contacting them to inquire
about all this. If the survey ends up being helpful, great. If they
are aligned with the idea that everyone can, and has the right to
advance to their full potential, then great, we have another ally. But
we should find that out.
marie cora
marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com
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[mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Pinhero
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:47 PM
To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE
Subject: RE: [AAACE-NLA] Re: Scope of adult education activism
I'm glad this was of some value to you Tanya ,but I want to emphasize
that my main point in posting this was not to publicize the hotline,
although that is a benefit to those who choose to use it.,but rather to
highlight the lack of awareness on the part of the general public. I can
assure you that I am not aware of any entity that is better at data
collecting than Wal-Mart so the results of this survey should be given
some attention.
I have a foot in both camps to some extent, being a volunteer at many
levels and also being in the education "business" ,making my living as
a consultant. My personal observation has been that the literacy field
is very insular and almost incestuous...frequently the same players
changing hats but not many "new" folks in decision making slots.
Wal-Mart's entry here may yield some fresh information. I thought the
NIFL publicity campaign several years back was a huge failure and this
survey seems to support that. In my community for example, NIFL failed
to list the number one TV and the number one radio stations as media
contacts !
Also, I don't think the general public is interested in the minutia of
grade levels or NALS levels ...different messages for different
audiences.... They need to hear compelling messages of why Literacy is
important to not only those who lack it, but all of us impacted by it.
At any rate, I don't care to debate the efficacy of the hotline
itself.... I'm interested in the survey results and what they mean to
the field.
Robert
<outbind://424/../../../My%20Documents/color%20logo.jpg> Robert
Pinhero, Social Entrepreneur
Closing the gap between the " REAL" and the "IDEAL" T
Education & Training Consultant
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Austin, Texas 78768
Voice: 512-236-1052 Fax: 512-478-8208
Member of the National Governance Council for ProLiteracy America
Board Member - Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
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[mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org]On Behalf Of
ttweeton at comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:44 AM
To: robert at robertpinhero.com; National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored
by AAACE
Subject: RE: [AAACE-NLA] Re: Scope of adult education activism
Robert, thank you so much for that article! I called them about all our
Literacy programs here in our county, which are ready to go, fully
equipped, needing only the students. We were not in their data base
so we were added.They are a referral service as well and will begin to
send students our way!
Tanya Tweeton
ESOL and GED programs
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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> In one of my posts a while back I made the following comment
>
> "I have been told by the Center for Public Priorities here in Texas
that the
> reason Adult Literacy isn't high on the radar is that the general
public is
> not concerned with it. "
>
> Take a look at this Walmart press release today !
>
>
> "Only Half of Americans Fully Aware of Illiteracy Problem; Nearly
> Three-Fourths Can't Name a Local Literacy Group"
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040728/lnw009_1.html
>
>
>
> Robert
>
>
> Robert Pinhero, Social Entrepreneur
> Closing the gap between the " REAL" and the "IDEAL" T
> Education & Training Consultant
> PO Box 684031
> Austin, Texas 78768
> Voice: 512-236-1052 Fax: 512-478-8208
> Member of the National Governance Council for ProLiteracy America
> Board Member - Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
> http://www.robertpinhero.com
>
>
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> From: aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org
> [mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org]On Behalf Of David
> Rosen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:39 PM
> To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE
> Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Re: Scope of adult education activism
>
>
> Chris,
>
> Correction. I do have a report from Illinois -- from Colleen Dries,
> Illinois Association of Adult Continuing Educators (IACEA) Legislative
> Co-Chair.
>
> David J. Rosen
> djrosen at comcast.net
>
> On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 04:46 PM, David Rosen wrote:
>
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > I have no report from advocates! in Illi nois. Could you get one for
us?
> >
> > David J. Rosen
> > djrosen at comcast.net
> >
> > On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 03:46 PM, Chris Francisco wrote:
> >
> >> David,
> >>
> >> What did Illinois report and who offered the report. I live in
> >> Illinois and have been an adult educator for more than twenty-five
> >> years. I would like to know the Illinois response to your
questions.
> >>
> >> peace,
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >> At 01:31 PM 7/27/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >>> Hi Roberta and others,
> >>>
> >>> I am beginning to hear from people now in other states.
> >>>
> >>> The task I have asked people to do is simple.
> >>>
> >>> 1. Here's the main question:
> >>>
> >>> How did adult literacy/basic education/ESOL do for FY05 in your
> >>> state's budget?
> >>> Better than last year? Worse? Or the same?
> >>>
> >>> If you have been doing advocacy together as a coalition, you
already
> >>> know the answer to this question. If you don't know the answer,
you
> >>> can find out by asking someone from the advocacy committee of your
> >>> state adult education professional development organization. If
you
> >>> need a list of these contacts, go to:
> >>>
> >>> http://alri.org/Rosen/advocacy/advocacy.html
> >>>
> >>> Colleague, if you don't know the answer to this most basic of
> >>> advocacy questions, and don't care to find out, perhaps you are
not
> >>> an adult literacy advocate yet. Perhaps you are one of those
people
> >&! gt;> who only like to read or talk about advocacy, not do it. Or
perhaps
> >>> there is no advocacy for adult literacy taking place in your
state.
> >>> In any case, you need to know the answer to this question this
year
> >>> and every year you call yourself an advocate for adult literacy
> >>> education.
> >>>
> >>> 2. In addition to answering the main question, I hope someone(s)
> >>> from your state will describe what advocacy strategies you used
last
> >>> year and how they worked.
> >>>
> >>> 3. if you can, describe the climate for next year's advocacy --
does
> >>> it look like you will see level funding, funding cuts, or some
> >>> opportunities for growth? If there are opportunities, what' are >>
> >>> they?
> >>>
> >>> I am not looking for a dissertation, only a paragraph or two. It
> >>> would be best to post to the list, but if you aren't comfortable
> >>> doing that, and you don't mind my summarizing what you send me and
> >>> including it in a post to others who post information, e-mail it
to
> >>> me privately.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks everyone for your help.
> >>>
> >>> David J. Rosen
> >>> Adult Literacy Advocate
> >>> djrosen at comcast.net
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 12:26 PM, Roberta McKnight wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello David and all,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sorry to hear you're meeting with low response to your call
for
> >>>> information. It occurs to me that folks may be unsure of how to
go
> >&! gt;>& gt; about providing an overview of adult literacy education
activism in
> >>>> their states - both in terms of assimilating this information and
> >>>> understanding the scope of activities involved.
> >>>>
> >>>> Folks may be unsure of how or in what ways they are
participating.
> >>>> Perhaps it would be helpful to provide a survey of some sort to
> >>>> inform both format and scope. This would help folks get there
arms
> >>>> around what is possible and helpful.
> >>>>
> >>>> My best,
> >>>> Roberta McKnight
> >>>> Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense
> >>>> of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can
> >>>> never be attained. Helen Keller
> >>>>
> >>>> Dear state level adult and family literacy advocate,
> >>>>
> >>>> So far I have only heard from one state, Illinois. Please let us
> >>>> hear from _every_ state where there are adult literacy education
> >>>> activists! This is important. We need to know -- from each other
> >>>> -- how things are going, what opportunities may be arising, what
> >>>> advocacy strategies have been effective, if and how things may be
> >>>> changing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> All the best,
> >>>>
> >>>> David J. Rosen
> >>>> Adult Literacy Advocate
> >>>> djrosen at comcast,net
> >>>
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