tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post5529113998104428409..comments2023-11-02T06:47:34.118-04:00Comments on Nailing Jello to the Wall: "Reading First": Another $6 billion wasted by the Bush AdministrationSue Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-46233659117083832682008-05-05T15:40:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:40:00.000-04:00To quote G's earlier comment:Money ought to go to ...To quote G's earlier comment:<BR/><BR/><I>Money ought to go to hiring teachers who know how to teach reading.</I><BR/><BR/>True, no one was killed, but by not effectively teaching our children to read, our society is headed down a very dangerous path.<BR/><BR/>Besides, don't forget that a lot of those students who can't read well end up in the only job that will take them without skills: on the front lines of the military.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-2788865548008768762008-05-05T13:50:00.000-04:002008-05-05T13:50:00.000-04:00At least no one was killed with this money spent.At least no one was killed with this money spent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-76745890821729001332008-05-03T16:14:00.000-04:002008-05-03T16:14:00.000-04:00It's almost comical. That money could have been pu...It's almost comical. That money could have been put to better use, like maybe environmental causes or something to that effect.In_Flighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10467427994867224082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-37878609316709195442008-05-03T10:28:00.000-04:002008-05-03T10:28:00.000-04:00Oh, G! How could I forget "Soar to Success"? (The...Oh, G! How could I forget "Soar to Success"? (The 4-year program that was given a year and thrown out.)Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-84843285167563891682008-05-03T09:26:00.000-04:002008-05-03T09:26:00.000-04:00just another example that so much of the money thr...just another example that so much of the money thrown at educating children, is actually administered to death and little goes into the education itself. <BR/><BR/>the progam directors get their palms greased and your children suffer. sad really. <BR/><BR/>and then, there is the new math... ask sara how see feels about that one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-24863705084636849842008-05-03T08:25:00.000-04:002008-05-03T08:25:00.000-04:00ICan we add to the list 9 Good Habits for All Rea...I<BR/><BR/>Can we add to the list 9 Good Habits for All Readers, Soar to Success, The Houghton Mifflin series we used for a couple of years at enormous expense, and Fast Track? Book rooms in Balto Co (and doubtless many other counties) are packed with reading programs and series that we used and abandoned at an alarming rate. As a reading specialist, I am appalled at the process in place locally.<BR/><BR/>There are a few tenets of good reading instruction . Money ought to go to hiring teachers who know how to teach reading. Some of the phonics programs are a good place to start. After the phonics instruction, kids need books on their level in their school libraries and teachers who truly value reading and are willing to encourage reading by example. Throwing money at one program after another does not make our children readers. And spending money for programs espoused by the feds is like throwing it down a rat hole.<BR/><BR/>But, Sue, about that program you and I are going to create... .Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750178960525361348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-29483786529063016042008-05-03T07:40:00.000-04:002008-05-03T07:40:00.000-04:00PTTC (Preaching to the choir) - It took alot of wo...PTTC (Preaching to the choir) - It took alot of work for families to get appropriate public education for people with disabilities. Isn't that recognizing that individuals learn differently? So if everyone learns differently why would one-size-fit-all curriculum work for everyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-64892872338891544392008-05-02T19:58:00.000-04:002008-05-02T19:58:00.000-04:00O.K., I did actually like the Wilson program, but ...O.K., I did actually like the Wilson program, but it was just another in the string of programs we were asked to use. And while all of those programs I listed have great components to them, none of them fits every student. I bet Allan would agree with me on that.<BR/><BR/>My issue is with wasting $6 billion dollars -- that went to the pockets of Bush Administration --instead of letting the local school systems, who know their students best, use the money appropriately.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372579806614287004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548065938420863975.post-56259971458100634802008-05-02T16:52:00.000-04:002008-05-02T16:52:00.000-04:00uh oh, Allan (special ed teacher and friend of Bar...uh oh, Allan (special ed teacher and friend of Barbara Wilson) says the Wilson program is really great.<BR/><BR/>please advise...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247872318140233432noreply@blogger.com