I offer this proof for Whole Language though you may not buy it.  
    _       _
   {(\\\|///)}        Before Wholanguage I looked like this.       
  / /( o.o )\ \        I was frustrated and losing my hair.      
  \ \(_ 0 _)/ /        I was desparate for something more      
   \   \_/   /        meaningful.        
    \   H   /            
     |__H__|                 
     |/   \|
     |  |  |                 
     |  |  |                 
     |  |  |
     |__|__|                 
     (__)__)
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   _WWWWW_                  This is me just one month after
  /  o o  \               using Whole Language in the classroom.
(|  __O__  |)             True my hair hasn't grown much...but
  \ \___/ /               you have to admit that my "w's" are 
  /-------\               cute.  As for my class....look below..
 |=========|              They used to be an unhappy lot..now 
 |=========|              They are quite happy as the picture
 Mr. Triplett             shows.
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    . -- .                  Dan's Plan is brought to you today by
   (      )                 the letters L, N, and by the number 10.
  ( (/oo\) )
   ( \''/ )                               WW
    ( \/ )      wwwwww                   /__\
   (      )   w"ww  ww"w                | oo |   _WWWWW_
  (        ) W   o""o   W    (o)(o)    (|_()_|) /  o o  \   (+)(+)
 (          )W  ______  W  w"      "w    \__/ (|  __O__  |)/      \
  (        ) "w \_\/_/ w" W  -====-  W  /|\/|\  \ \___/ /  \ -==- /
    ' -- '  ww""wwwwww""ww "w      w"  |||||||| /-------\   \    /
     =  =    |||||||||||| w""""""""""w |||||||||=========| 
     =  =    ||||||||||||W            W|||||||||=========| /      \
   Big Bird     Oscar    Cookie Monster  Bert     Ernie     Kermit
                                                    /\
                                                    ||
            Notice how this kid even looks like me? ||
Dan Triplett
dtriplett@juno.com    
* CMPQwk 1.42 445p *I can't even *find* amok, let alone run one.
--- GEcho 1.11+
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