[AAACE-NLA] AAACE-NLA Digest, Vol 46, Issue 10 Waiting List Reduction

Thu Mar 15 10:00:03 EDT 2007

Kearney

in regards to Jane's claim  you say you know no such thing.  Can you say
more about what it is you do know?

And, as for your assertion of undocumented people cheating the system.
While I absolutely respect your right to express your views, I wonder how
you reconcile working in a field in which many do view their work as that of
supporting adults' learning, (without making judgement about individuals'
circumstances as such) with views that you have expressed that are clearly
and broadly anti-immigrant when it comes to people's immigration status.

I know you've spoken about the law, but I wonder if you've considered the
circumstances under which people are compelled to come to a country which
doesn't welcome them and in which they work very very hard in very very
difficult jobs.  Are there really viable choices here?  I don't want to
launch a pro/anti immigrant screed here, but would very much like to ask you
and others on this list to begin to think carefully and try to articulate
reasoned notions around our roles as educators, advocates (hence our
presence on this list) and community members.

Janet Isserlis

Two concerns from an adult education professional who is interested in
workers¹ rights and immigration issues:

  First, what is the evidence that Jane Hugo's claim is valid: "Adult
educators know that they
must find ways to engage these potential students [who are on waiting lists]
in meaningful 
learning activities as soon as possible or risk losing them."
I am an adult educator and I know no such thing.

  Second, does anyone know what portion of adult students who are already
enrolled in 
our programs are illegal aliens who have cheated the system to gain entrance
to our 
country, and hence into our classrooms?

Kearney Lykins

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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:59:24 -0500
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According to recent surveys, thousands of potential adult basic literacy and
English-language students across the country wait each month to start
learning. Adult educators know that they must find ways to engage these
potential students in meaningful learning activities as soon as possible or
risk losing them.

A resource that addresses how to reduce waiting lists is now available free,
online from ProLiteracy America: Promising Practices: Reducing Waiting Lists
in Adult Education and Literacy Programs (73-pages, pdf format).

ProLiteracy worked with twenty-three adult education and literacy programs
to identify promising practices that help reduce student waiting lists. In
addition to the booklet, two videos (require high speed Internet connection)
and the resources referred to in the booklet are available at
www.proliteracy.org/resources.asp <http://www.proliteracy.org/resources.asp>
<http://www.proliteracy.org/resources.asp>.

This project was made possible through the generous support of the Dollar
General Literacy Foundation.

For more information, contact Michele Diecuch at info at proliteracy.org.

Jane M. Hugo
Director of Special Projects
ProLiteracy America
1320 Jamesville Ave.
Syracuse, NY  13210
Phone: 315-422-9121, Ext. 318
Fax: 315-422-6369
Email:jhugo at proliteracy.org
www.proliteracy.org <http://www.proliteracy.org>

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:12:21 -0500
From: "Lynda Terrill" <lrtschmed at hotmail.com>
Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Report released by Southern Poverty Law Center
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Dear colleagues,

On March  12, the Southern Poverty Law Center
(http://www.splcenter.org/index.jsp ) announced a new report, Close to
Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States
(http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=247).  The report can be
downloaded in pdf format at
http://www.splcenter.org/pdf/static/SPLCguestworker.pdf . This report may be
of interest to those involved with workers¹ rights and immigration issues.

Lynda Terrill
lrtschmed at msn.com

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