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From: "Richard T. Boone" <rboone@vineland.org>
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:863] Re: FW: we do exist
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"With such energy unleashed, enough contagion is
unloosened in which others begin to participate, and then certain flows or threads that take on a life of their own, at least for a while."
The certain flows or threads that take on a life of their own do what?
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From: "George Demetrion" <george.demetrion@lvgh.org>
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Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:26:04 -0500 (EST)
>Nixon and others,
>
>To pick up on your subject line a bit,
>
>The dilemma that I observe with most of the lists is that their long term
>efficacy requires the sustained participation of perhaps a dozen individuals
>over a long period of time. With such energy unleashed, enough contagion is
>unloosened in which others begin to participate, and then certain flows or
>threads that take on a life of their own, at least for a while. This seems
>particularly the case with the AAACE-NLA and the NIFL-AAAPLD. The NIFL-EFF
>is somewhat similar, though that list seems a bit less dependent on the few.
>Then again, there are long gaps of silence. The singular exception that I
>see is the NIFL-ESL. Since I only scan the archives there, I may be off on
>this, but, as a teacherly-oriented list, there is a broad and regular flow
>of messages (mostly short) by a good number of contributors. Why that is
>so, I don't know. Perhaps some of the participants on that list could
>provide some illumination on this list and some suggestions for the
>NIFL-FOB.
>
>Even though the various list moderators over the years have bent over
>backwards trying to stimulate conversation, what is missing on this list is
>a critical mass of discourse, which is needed to sustain ongoing
>conversation
>
>I'd like to offer a suggestion that the NCSALL faculty, staff, and graduate
>student body take collective responsibility for the direction needed, and
>lead this list in a steady stream of discussion on the many projects and
>initiatives that your agency has been engaged in over the years.
>
>Now, there may be a Harvard reticence operative in an apprehension about
>dominating the discussions. That's clearly understandable. Yet, under the
>circumstances, in which "the field" has had an abundant opportunity to use
>this venue and has largely elected not to do so, then the very survival of
>this list as a meaningful communication organ is at stake. Therefore, if
>the NCSALL group takes ownership for this list and actively and continuously
>posts a stream of messages based on their own research projects and related
>areas of interest, then perhaps that critical mass of discourse will be
>unleashed to stimulate a contagion of responses that any effective list
>requires.
>
>In the conservative climate of 2003, I submit the field needs the eloquence
>of Harvard Square more than ever. May the Crimson rise to the occasion.
>
>George Demetrion
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nixon S. Griffis [mailto:ngriffis@bellsouth.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:34 PM
>> To: Alice Champagne
>> Subject: RE: we do exist
>>
>>
>> Alice,
>> It is now more than a month from your communication...amazing. I too would
>> like to correspond and share ideas with teachers.
>
>
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