Comments on: Eigth day down, twenty-two to go http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/2007/09/20/eigth-day-down-twenty-two-to-go/ Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mona http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/2007/09/20/eigth-day-down-twenty-two-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-17799 Mona Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:08:12 +0000 http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/?p=955#comment-17799 thanks for the detail.. I know about this stuff cause I work in a Canadian Literacy Organization! :P but still the numbers are absurd!! thanks for the detail.. I know about this stuff cause I work in a Canadian Literacy Organization! :P but still the numbers are absurd!!

]]> By: Sapphire http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/2007/09/20/eigth-day-down-twenty-two-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-17797 Sapphire Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:27:40 +0000 http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/?p=955#comment-17797 Well according to the Canadian Council on Learning who did the study, many Canadians are struggling with literacy. I can believe it too. When I was growing up, I was one of the few kids in my grade that liked reading books for fun. I don't recall there being too many bookworms in my class. I could count the number of kids I saw reading for pleasure on one hand. The more somebody reads the better they are at it and the better their vocabulary becomes. What has happened is the school system has made reading a chore so many children don't like to read plus there is a shortage of books in the school libraries, which doesn't help. Also, some of the teachers were very poor at teaching English to students. Students today are passed on to the next grade whether they are reading at the appropriate grade level or not. It is not uncommon for even college and university students to need remedial English! It is a disgrace that schools are graduating students who can barely read and write. That is why standardized testing has come into being because of this sad fact. Now that they have made the curriculum more rigorous, our high school drop out rate has jumped which isn't good. That tells me that students are not getting the help they need to succeed in school. In this day and age, nobody should be illiterate. High illiteracy risks health: Study By ALAN FINDLAY http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/09/20/4511108-sun.html Video Writing on the wall http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/loveofreading/template/index.html Well according to the Canadian Council on Learning who did the study, many Canadians are struggling with literacy. I can believe it too. When I was growing up, I was one of the few kids in my grade that liked reading books for fun. I don’t recall there being too many bookworms in my class. I could count the number of kids I saw reading for pleasure on one hand. The more somebody reads the better they are at it and the better their vocabulary becomes. What has happened is the school system has made reading a chore so many children don’t like to read plus there is a shortage of books in the school libraries, which doesn’t help. Also, some of the teachers were very poor at teaching English to students. Students today are passed on to the next grade whether they are reading at the appropriate grade level or not. It is not uncommon for even college and university students to need remedial English! It is a disgrace that schools are graduating students who can barely read and write. That is why standardized testing has come into being because of this sad fact. Now that they have made the curriculum more rigorous, our high school drop out rate has jumped which isn’t good. That tells me that students are not getting the help they need to succeed in school. In this day and age, nobody should be illiterate.

High illiteracy risks health: Study
By ALAN FINDLAY
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/09/20/4511108-sun.html

Video
Writing on the wall
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/loveofreading/template/index.html

]]> By: Mona http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/2007/09/20/eigth-day-down-twenty-two-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-17774 Mona Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:18:47 +0000 http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/?p=955#comment-17774 wow Sapphire - really? that is sad.. Half the pop? wow Sapphire – really? that is sad.. Half the pop?

]]> By: Sapphire http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/2007/09/20/eigth-day-down-twenty-two-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-17771 Sapphire Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:06:53 +0000 http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/?p=955#comment-17771 Some people can't read labels. There was study done and something like half the Canadian population has trouble reading and writing. My Mom came across a woman who couldn't even read the choices on the vending machine and she had to ask my mom for help! :shock: Some people can’t read labels. There was study done and something like half the Canadian population has trouble reading and writing. My Mom came across a woman who couldn’t even read the choices on the vending machine and she had to ask my mom for help! :shock:

]]> By: chikapappi http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/2007/09/20/eigth-day-down-twenty-two-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-17717 chikapappi Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:15:01 +0000 http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net/?p=955#comment-17717 Well, dimwits at markets will never change - I would go & tell someone to take it if I see them :) My mom also tells me the same thing whenever I tell her not to worry about me bas add the word "Habla" to the convo. LOL :lol: .. it's hard being sensitve now adays, people tend to take you for granted you know Well, dimwits at markets will never change – I would go & tell someone to take it if I see them :)

My mom also tells me the same thing whenever I tell her not to worry about me bas add the word “Habla” to the convo. LOL :lol: .. it’s hard being sensitve now adays, people tend to take you for granted you know

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