Good Morning Colleagues I enjoy reading your posts its been a pleasure I 've learned so much; I thank you all this is very off topic but if you live in the Chicago area can someone email me and tell when Ellin is coming to Chicago/Oak Lawn Hilton this spring ? Have a Merry St Patrick's Day:) Susan Donnelly
Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I believe Ruby Payne would agree, then she would propose what she believes is missing, which is the key! > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:32:28 -0400> To: > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Payne/Bomer at MRA> > I > don't have a whole lot in my notes, but here is what I remember. He talked > > about working in one of the schools in Texas where all of the children were > > Spanish speaking and the SES was very low. There was a boy, I don't remember > > what he called him so I'll just call him Joe. Joe was a kid that seemed to > be > destined for failure and didn't have much interest in school or reading. > > But in talking to him they found that he was building a motorcycle from > scratch > in his garage and read motorcycle manuals and visited lots of > websites to > read instructions on how to build motorcycles (of course I > remember this part > being a biker chick myself : )> Randy said, "How are we > getting school literacy to match with the > literacy children are using > outside of school?> ...deficit thinking leads to damaging education...it > assumes something is > missing."> > Hope this helps.> > Nancy > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)> _______________________________________________> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan _______________________________________________ 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. --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. _______________________________________________ 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.