The Daily Orange

Central New York community foundation determines how to use government aid to improve literacy rates among children, adults

Abstract:
To Bruce Carter, teaching literacy goes beyond the books in a classroom.

"It's not just about reading. Kids are playing video games and negotiating the web -literacy is all of those things," said Carter, associate professor and associate dean in the College of Human Ecology....

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Dick Bulova A&S-62

posted 2/11/08 @ 11:05 AM EST

So. How many jobs are there where a young adult can earn a living playing video games? Children also need to know that, as part of life, learning sometimes takes concentration and discipline. Dump the games, keep the more entertaining programs as rewards for achievement. Remember, this is not the "Government's" dollars you're spending, but my hard earned tax dollars. Have objectives and goals been established for this program and have a means of measuring progress towards them been made?

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