Re: Reading instruction

[Margaret Davis <margd@FLASH.NET>]

Y'all crack me up.... okay...we can compromise right...kinda like having a
democratic republic?

Smiling,
Margaret
http://aisdinuniforms.org
~~~~~~~
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be
called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the
injunctions of men.      John Stuart Mill........"On Liberty", 1859

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Cunningham" <gkc@LOUISVILLE.EDU>
To: <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: Reading instruction


> Victor,
>
> So, to sum up your defense of whole language.  Anyone who supports phonics
> is like Hitler.  I must congratulate you on a powerful argument.  What I
> don't understand is why you did not point that if phonics is introduced
into
> schools, the terrorist win?  How could you have left that out?
>
> George K. Cunningham
> University of Louisville
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Assessment Reform Network Mailing List
> > [mailto:ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU]On Behalf Of Victor Steinbok
> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:15 PM
> > To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Reading instruction
> >
> >
> > I wrote:
> >
> > >"In the same way the school and other forms of education should have
> > >been used to inculcate a feeling of common citizenship."
> > >
> > >I wonder if you can help me place this quote, George.
> >
> > At 5:18 PM -0500 1/24/02, George Cunningham wrote:
> > >Victor,
> > >
> > >I assume this is a clever trick question, but I will bite.  No I can't
> > >identify it.
> >
> >
> > Let me suggest where this quote is NOT from:
> >
> > 1. Character Education Partnership, which describes a similar idea
> > slightly differently:
> >
> > "In a school committed to developing character, these core values are
> > treated as a matter of obligation, as having a claim on the
> > conscience of the individual and community. Character education
> > asserts that the validity of these values, and our obligation to
> > uphold them, derive from the fact that such values affirm our human
> > dignity; they promote the development and welfare of the individual
> > person; they serve the common good"
> >
> > 2. Center for Civic Education--Campaign to Promote Civic Education:
> >
> > "Although every state acknowledges the need for civic education, this
> > vital part of a student's education is seldom given sustained and
> > systematic attention in the K-12 curriculum. The NAEP 1998 Civics
> > Report Card to the Nation has revealed that only 25 percent of
> > American children are receiving an adequate education in civics and
> > government.
> >
> > "A 1999 study undertaken by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
> > Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin found that while every
> > state endorses the goals of developing competent and responsible
> > citizens, little is done through state legislation, education codes
> > and curricular frameworks to meet the civic mission of the schools."
> >
> > 3. Indiana Clearinghouse for Citizenship and Character Education,
> > citing state legislation:
> >
> > "In 1995, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation requiring
> > public schools to integrate "good citizenship instruction" into the
> > current curriculum. ... It incorporates the ideas of earlier
> > legislation and expresses the continuing concern of the Indiana
> > General Assembly for the development of good citizens. It also serves
> > as a reminder that citizenship education is one of the major
> > responsibilities of the public schools, and it calls upon school
> > personnel to renew their efforts to help students become good
> > citizens."
> >
> > 4. Studies in Moral Development and Education, reviewing the book
> > Moral Development and Character Education: A Dialogue, edited by
> > Larry Nucci (Berkeley: McCutchan, 1989):
> >
> > "This book brings together scholars and researchers from the two main
> > perspectives on values education. ...The character educators ...
> > define morality in terms of norms, and moral development as the
> > inculcation of moral habits and standards."
> >
> > 5. NEGP Report: Building A Nation of Learners, 1992:
> >
> > "Goal 3: ... every school in America will ensure that all students
> > learn to use their minds well, so they may be prepared for
> > responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment
> > in our modern economy."
> >
> > 6. Lynne Cheney and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni:
> >
> > "Cheney, a former council chairman, said in a speech Oct. 5,
> > "Students need to know the ideas and ideals on which our nation has
> > been built   if there were one aspect of schooling   to which I would
> > give added emphasis today, it would be American history."
> >
> > The latter strikes me as being particularly similar to the original
> > quote, although it does not use the word "inculcate"--but, again,
> > something must have been lost in translation. Of course, this
> > particular comment is one of the reasons behind the ever-popular ACTA
> > report "Defending Civilization", which so masterfully distorts and
> > invents the position of the ENTIRE US academic community, as if it
> > were some underground cell of the Communist Party or an Islamic
> > militant group.
> >
> > No, the original quote was not written in response to the events of
> > September 11. One can only speculate that in some half-witted way it
> > was written in response to the events of June 28, 1919.
> >
> >         VS-)
> >
>
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