TARGET: high school / reading management programs

Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 09:59:24 -0700
We use the Reading Counts reading management program in our junior/senior
high school. We are considering allowing students to earn credit toward
graduation, using the RC program to monitor their reading activity.

My son, a sophomore in high school, alerted me to the <sparknotes.com>
website yesterday. It puts Cliff Notes to shame.

My questions are

1.) Have any of you offered credit toward graduation using a program like
Reading Counts? If so, I would be interested in your experiences.
2.) How do you see sites like <sparknotes.com> affecting your reading
management program?

Thank you,


Marsha Hauser, Media Specialist
Ed-Co Schools
Edgewood, IA
mhauser@edge-cole.k12.ia.us
319.928.6412

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DON'T PARTICIPATE IN SURVEYS

I don't know about ya'll, but I am getting tired of phone calls asking
for a "moment of my time" or multipage market research questionnaires
seeking my knowledge about library and computer materials.  It is my
view that giving my time to these people is a disservice to the
taxpayers and students...I am not here to make money for private
companies.  Typically, instead of paying for our time, these surveys
promise to enter us in some drawing or other gambling type scheme.  I
for one will not participate in any of these surveys unless the school
get something of value up front and not some worthless trinket.

        The latest one I received was from:

                Education Market Research
                P.O. Box 940418
                Rockaway Park, NY 11694-0118

        This survey promised a chance to win one of 5 $100 gift certificates
from Staples.  Big Deal.  This to fill out a four page questionnaire
with 27 questions.

        Doctors long ago got tired of this...Now they typically get surveys on
the back of $5 or $10 checks...They answer the questions, endorse the
check and get paid for their time...

We should too.
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