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

[David Rosen]

Andrea and others,

Thanks, Andrea, for calling this series  to our attention.  I found  
the first part riveting.  The plight of young adults who have trouble  
achieving in regular schools -- maybe in any school --  school "drop- 
outs", "at risk" youth, "young adult learners" is getting less  
attention in public policy now.  I wonder, as AAACE-NLA subscribers  
view this if any are thinking how well their program would be able to  
serve Cody or Chris, what your program would do that was the same or  
different from the David (alternative high) School in Eastern Kentucky.

David J. Rosen
Adult Literacy Advocate
DJRosen at theworld.com

On Jan 8, 2006, at 12:27 PM, AWilder106 at aol.com wrote:

> 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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