>     This is a major problem in education at all
 > levels, from kindergarten through college.  Programs
 > are adopted virtually nationwide before anyone bothers
 > to see if they even work.
Also, the teachers are trained to teach these programs while they are 
supposed to be implementing them in their classrooms - rather than before 
implementing them. I think that's backwards, especially if there are no good 
manuals for teaching it.
I was involved in this situation when whole language started coming in, in 
the late 80s. I was told to use whole language, but not given any manuals or 
training in it beforehand. It was all OJT. I felt inadequate...fortunately I 
usually went back to my original way of doing things, until I understood what 
I was doing. As soon as I understood what I was doing, I still didn't use it. 
(I am NOT a proponent of whole language.) :)
                                 -donna
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