[AAACE-NLA] "Sunday Morning Coming Down," Johnny Cash

[AWilder106@aol.com]

Colleagues--

Our local educational TV station is showing "Country Boys"   on three nights 
starting tomorrow.   9-11 pm   (Don't know why   ed   TV people can't show 
good stuff earlier; I'm ready to pass out by 10:00.   However.) I'm sure other 
stations are showing it tomorrow night, too.

One of the boys, it turns   out, gets a GED--he seems to have had learning 
problems early on.

The film sounds grim, set in the poverty of Appalachia.   Definitely a must 
see.

I think funders should see at least a part   of this.   

The problem of low adult literacy is poverty, it's that simple.   Money buys 
you better schools, LD services that might help, better nutrition, the list 
goes on. I heard this morning on NPR a critique of NCLB by Richard Rothstein who 
wrote "Class and Schools," which I praised here last year.

As I see it we have several populations to serve:

1)     Non English speaking Immigrants
2)     Life long learners, meaning, really, those who need work training and 
retraining.
3)     GED track people
4)     Low   literate folks who need to get going and get help.

I think this is accurate, someone let me know if not.   We should be clear on 
our categories, who to help and   ways to help.

I'm trying to address David's advocacy challenge, to put together a campaign 
that works.   I can't think how to do this.   "Invest" seems too 
pinstripe/Wall Street a word, even if it's accurate.   

Andrea
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