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

Thu Mar 15 22:22:55 EDT 2007

I like some of the comments on immigration as it reaches the front of the 
line in the recent raids in Iowa, Minnesota, Texas and Massachusetts. 
Teaching English is helpful to immigrants and I think its the way to go and 
let them earn citizenship. These very same issures were around the turn of 
the century according to the book I read "Ellis Island Gateway to the 
American Dream by Pamela Reeves." Guess we need to talk it up more to offset 
all the negatives being said lately.

Merle Ayres
412 8th st. North
Humboldt,Iowa 50548
Tel.1-515-332-4630
Fax 515-332-1738

>From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis at brown.edu>
>Reply-To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by 
>AAACE<aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org>
>To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by 
>AAACE<aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org>
>Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] AAACE-NLA Digest, Vol 46, Issue 10 Waiting List 
>Reduction
>Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:00:03 -0400
>
>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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>    1.  Waiting List Reduction Resources Available from    ProLiteracy
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>    2.  Report released by Southern Poverty Law Center (Lynda Terrill)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:59:24 -0500
>From: jhugo <jhugo at proliteracy.org>
>Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Waiting List Reduction Resources Available from
>     ProLiteracy
>To: 'National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE'
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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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>
>Message: 2
>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
>To: aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
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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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