[NLA] DC Logic in the Neo-Conservative Era

[Sheryl Gowen]

Well, I can answer that in terms of academics (many of whom have books on George's list). Many of us (most of us???) write primarily for one another.  It is what we were hired to do, it is what we are expected to do, it is what determines whether or not we keep our jobs. Some of us conduct research that informs policy makers, others train teachers and administrators, but few of us write primarily for practitioners.  This is not because we are all intellectual snobs (although some of us certainly are) so much as it is because it is in our job description.

How many of the books on George's list were written by academics?  How many of the books were published by scholarly presses? How many of the books counted in the author's promotion and tenure review? How many of the books are used as textbooks in college-level classes? 


Sheryl Gowen, Associate Professor
Research, Measurement and Statistics
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
sgowen at gsu.edu
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>>> Awilderast at aol.com 10/22/02 07:13PM >>>
Hi everyone,

I like Georege's List.  I have read or have on my shelves about half, and 
then some.  Most are social science, which still counts as ****science**** so 
can we please leave that argument where it fell?  Or do we have to keep 
pounding on it?

My favorite book these days is "Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain."  It is 
full of pre and post testing, interventions, and brain imaging.  I think the 
conclusions will be quite useful for day to day teachers once I translate the 
findings into everyday language.  I listen carefully to what Art and Nancy 
say, because they represent day to day teachers, and what I do has to make 
sense to them or it is useless.  I wish more teaching teachers would speak up.

So.....my question on reading George's List:  for who is everyone else 
writing?  Thinking?  Arguing? Day to day teachers?  Policy makers?  
Administrators?  

Andrea
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