Not to defend Bill Gates--don't know the man, but I have been on occasion misquoted in newspapers--once I was quoted as saying that teaching parents to take away TV will help parents fix the discipline problems of their parolee children (argh!) A completely out of context connection made by a less-than-stellar reporter...since Parade is not exactly the height of journalism we should tread a little lightly...gave a little room just in case he didn't actually say THAT exactly--although maybe he did.
I have met and spoken with a person who was once the lead education reporter for the LA Times and he spoke about the lack of reporters who know enough about education to speak about it in an effective manner. His goal was to try to get teachers and principals to write more so the public can hear it from those who know. I keep dreaming about having the time...some of you on this list would be so awesome at that... :)Bonita > > I read the same thing in the paper today and have been pondering it ever > since. But when I came upon Jennifer's email, I started to wonder if Gates > is so pro-phonics because he was/is an analytic learner and "got" phonics. > He may be a global thinker, but appears to be an analytic learner. > > http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_09-23-2007/Intelligence > _Report (the comments section is kind of disturbing) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
