Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1SMnFu00092; Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:49:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:49:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NBBBIGBEGKMGELCBGGOMAEIFDDAA.tedr@instructors.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Ted Rohling" <tedr@instructors.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:823] RE: Concern about federal support for X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2863 Lines: 56 We are vitally involved in our the school life of our 8 year old daugher...the last one in school. We have a reading time each week where my wife or I read a book and do a small project with the class as a respit for the teacher. We are involved in fundraising but we also have free access to the school, the principle, the teachers and the other parents in a collaborative environment. It is a small Catholic school that was formed outside of the local church hierarchy. We raise funds to pay the bills. Our "cafeteria" is funded by students, not federal funds for school lunch programs. Teacher aides are not paid, they are volunteer parents. Our principle is a retired public school principle who loves the kids and loves his new "job". Our coach taught at a local high school for 30 years and is thrilled with the excitement of the smaller children. We have no teacher union. We have no large administration. We have people who care about the education of their kids. I remember when I was a bit younger. We went to a one room school with all eight grades taught by one teacher. There were 12 kids. How the teacher kept track of all of the different learning needs and made sure the children got what they needed was a stroke of genious. The teacher was my mother. She didn't have a degree but did have a certificate. She finished her degree, got a masters and then a library endorsement. I guess I take after her a bit. I have a bachelors, a masters, finishing another masters in adult education. A Phd is on the horizon. Why? Because I was that that learning was fun...at 54 it still is! Sylvan asks below, where are the parents of the children? I wish I knew so I could tell them how important it is not to come to parents night but to be at school all of the time, building a relationship of learning with their children. We spend hours making sure they have sports, dance, and other social stuff. Too bad we don't spend the same amount of time making sure they have a good education. -----Original Message----- From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Sylvan Rainwater Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:55 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:821] RE: Concern about federal support for When I did a web search on "parent involvement" what I found was a lot of information about how important it is for parents to work with children who have learning disabilities. That was about all I found. In many schools, the parent-teacher organizations seem to focus strictly on funding. Where in all of this is the typical parent who wants to be involved in the education of their child? ------------------------------ Sylvan Rainwater . sylvan@cccchs.org Adult Education Teacher and Family Literacy Program Manager Clackamas County Children's Commission . Oregon City, OR USA
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