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From: "Nixon S. Griffis" <ngriffis@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:806] Re: Youth in ABE
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I have thought for a while that teenagers, especially teenage boys whose
bodies and minds are not comfortable seated in class because of energy
levels, developmental dynamics, whatever it is. I seems that an active
program based around the old Greek system of combining education with the
gymnasium. This I suppose is for another discussion. Nevertheless, the need
to serve the male teenage population that does not thrive in our classrooms
causes these off shoot problems of behavior and drop out figures.
Nick Griffis
Adult Education
Inlet Grove H.S.
Riviera Beach, FL
561-882-9967
-----Original Message-----
From: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of
Barbara Garner
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 7:57 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:802] Re: Youth in ABE
You raise a good point. Perhaps one of the articles in the issue should
address these questions: what policies are pushing kids out of school,
and which part of the educational system should handle them?
Barb Garner
>>> "G. Andrew Page" <gapage@uga.edu> 10/15/03 10:11PM >>>
Anyone 18 or older is an adult. 16 and 17 year olds have been
wrecking havoc in ADULT education literacy programs for years. This
is no rumor or sudden increase. Although if we don't repeal this "No
Child Left Behind" propaganda we will have a flood of 16-17 year
olds.
How about an issue that tackles a tough issue that is not
politically correct?
Constructively speaking,
Andy
---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:46:39 -0400 (EDT)
>From: "Barbara Garner" <barbara_garner@worlded.org>
>Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:794] Youth in ABE
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov>
>
>I've been hearing rumors about the growing number of youth in ABE
>programs. I'm planning to do an issue of Focus on Basics on the
>phenomenon and successful strategies for handling youth and adults
in
>one program.
>
>Two questions:
>1) Has the number of youth (16-24) as a percentage of your
enrollment
>increased in the past two years? By how much?
>
>2) How are you handling it?
>
>I look forward to hearing from you.
>
>Thanks,
>Barb Garner
>Editor, Focus on Basics
>
>Barbara Garner
>Senior Program Officer email bgarner@worlded.org
>World Education phone (617) 482-9485
>44 Farnsworth Street fax (617) 482-0617
>Boston, MA 02210
>
G. Andrew "Andy" Page
Graduate Assistant
http://Alt.usg.edu
University of Georgia
174 Stonybrook Court
Athens, GA 30605-4344 USA
http://gandrewpage.com
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