[NLA] Return money?

[AndresMuro@aol.com]

I haven't been following this discussion but I seem to be hearing that there 
is some money targeted for child work and that would divert the focus of NIFL 
away from working  with adult issues. If I read this correctly, I see  
compromise that would respond to the president's initiatives, the demands to 
focus on actual research, and the need of adult learners. The president has 
pushed the idea that "no child will be left behind". there have also been 
calls to focus on serious, real, scientific research. as far as I know about 
research, there is research that shows a correspondence between the education 
of the parent to that of the child. In other words, the higher the education 
of the parent, the higher the education of the child. There is no evidence 
that testing kids every year will guarantee an increase in the graduation 
rates of children. There is also no evidence that vouchers will guarantee an 
increase in graduation rates of children. However, we have evidence that 
education of parents corresponds to education of children. So let us focus on 
the single piece of evidence that we have. in order not to leave any child 
behind, we must educate their parents. In this sense, any money that is for 
children's education can be invested in adult education provided that we can 
get the parents to get GEDs. associate degrees, college degrees, etc. An 
investment in adult literacy is an investment in children's literacy,  while 
the opposite si not true. If anyone is truly sincere to leave no child 
behind, lets educate the parents since, the "scientific evidence" tell us so. 


Andres

In a message dated 7/10/2002 2:57:43 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu writes: 
> 1. The child money is keeping adult literacy alive (although minimally) and 
> without the child money, we can be sure to see NIFL's death in the next few 
> years.
> OR
> 2. The child money is drowning the adult literacy focus and once the child 
> money is removed, adult literacy can come up for air and survive.
> I don't know which is accurate and am willing to follow the guidance of 
> those who know these kinds of things.
> I do wonder what the current leadership at NIFL feels and whether they are 
> comfortable letting us know.
> Daphne Greenberg
> Georgia State University
> 

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