Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id MAA06442; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:30:17 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:30:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <Pine.SGI.3.95.1000411120839.4464D-100000@world.std.com> 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: David J Rosen <DJRosen@world.std.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2857] Re: Adult Education Name Survey Update X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 1880 Lines: 47 Sylvan, The name "system" does imply a system, and many people would agree with you that we don't have one in adult education. Tom Sticht's point, I think, was that we should have one, we should build one, and as part of this that we need to come up with a name which our field can agree on. So, yes, I -- and many others -- have a goal for our field: to build a national adult education (literacy, basic education, secondary education, ESL/ESOL) system, one that has teachers, administrators and other staff, resources, standards, organization, staff and program development and assessment and evaluation to provide adult learners and their families with high quality services that enable them to attain their education goals. David J. Rosen On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Sylvan Rainwater wrote: > At 06:22 AM 4/4/2000 -0400, David J Rosen wrote: > > > >Dear Colleague > > > >The survey for a name for a system of adult education is off to a great > >start. <SNIP> > >A half dozen names are neck and neck; the leading name, by a hair, > >is............ Adult Education (AE) > > > > As usual, the name I would pick wasn't exactly there. I liked Adult and > Communite Education (ACE), but didn't care for the "Literacy System" tacked > on to the end of it. > > I have a question about the "System" part, though. To me, calling it a > system implies some level of national organization that I'm not sure is > exactly there at this point. Is this a goal? Or am I just unaware? Or are we > calling the somewhat loosely-connected variety of programs around the > country a "system"? > > Sylvan Rainwater . Portland, OR USA . sylrain@teleport.com > -------------------------------------------------------------- > "The future masters of technology will have to be lighthearted and > intelligent. The machine easily masters the grim and the dumb." --Marshall > McCluhan, 1969 > >
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