[NLA] Volunteers and credentials

[AndresMuro@aol.com]

Hey, thanks, Jose. I have no idea which posting you were referring to. I, 
think that your posting is correct and accurate and agree with everything you 
say. However, while I do not disagree with you, I would like to live in a 
society where adult education programs are adequately funded, and teachers 
are adequately prepared and compensated, and every adult that wishes to 
attend  ABE programs will be able to access one nearby, at an adequate time 
of day, and taught by a person who is an expert in doing this well, 
consistently while treating the student with dignity. Unfortunately, we don't 
live in this society yet, but I will continue to struggle towards this goal. 
I have no problem with people volunteering to provide a service. However, 
when we resort to volunteers to provide for something that is inadequate and 
grossly underfunded, then we are doing patch work. Adult literacy education 
in this country is patch work. The unfortuante thing is that when congress 
hears that with volunteers we can do an excellent job, they probably wonder 
why fund ABE. More Money to the military and to the Department of Defence and 
Justice, less to the USDE. 


Andres 


In a message dated 7/5/2002 4:15:40 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
LitNetJose at aol.com writes: 
> There are a lot of things wrong with recent postings.  Mostly, they are 
> filled with convenient stereotypes and other inaccuracies.  I just pray 
> that there are only a few in our field who believe them!  
> 

andresmuro at aol.com

Please see Andres Muro's original paintings at: 
http://www.geocities.com/andresmuro/art.html
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