[Reading-hall-of-fame] [Fwd: Bush's $6B Reading Program Failed]

[David Olson]

Wayne Otto said I could foward this.  Best, David

Dear Prof. Olson,
	I don't think we ever met, but I can't resist sending you a personal  
salute for you common sense view of Goodman's proposed research  
direction.  I retired from the reading faculty at the University of  
Wisconsin thirteen years ago and I have been content to redirect my  
interests since then.  But I am still included among those who  
receive RHF email, and I have been bothered by the Goodman proposal  
and appalled by the generally positive response it has evoked from  
the membership.  Your point is well taken: Adequate resources and  
competent teachers will make most any "program" succeed.  More  
research in pursuit of "the best program" will almost certainly  
result in ties; and even if one or two turned out "better" there  
would be no assurance that they would (or could) be replicated with  
satisfactory results.
	Here in Wisconsin we heard the sirens go off a while ago to warn us  
of the possibility of tornadoes.  But now that I have gotten all this  
off my chest, I think I can see the sun beginning to peep through,
	Cheers,   Wayne Otto

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