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Everyone, =20 We are looking at purchasing Accelerated Writer, Spelling, Grammar, and Vocabulary. Can anyone give me some information about these programs - = pro and con. =20 =20 There seems to be a push to find that silver bullet that will fulfill = all the requirements of "No Child Left Behind" I find it interesting how = many products and companies are coming out of the woodwork claiming to have = the answers to "NCLB" My concern is that many of "educators" will swallow = this hook line and sinker. I also have a problem of spending money during a = time of extremely tight budgets on what I see as unproven products. =20 Curtis L. Clark Library Media Specialist Pleasant Hill Middle School 1301 East Myrtle Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 816 540 2149 #122 Fax # 816 987 2017 cclark@pleasanthillschools.com =20 "I'll have to admit that he's a very competent scholar." "Isn't he just = a libarian?" Garion asked, "somebody who looks after books?" "That's where all the rest of the scholarship starts, Garion. All the = books in the world won't help you if they're just piled in a heap." David Eddings "King of the Murgos" =20 =20 Procrastination, I've been told, Is the source of all my sorrow, I don't know what it means, I'll look in up tomorrow. (maybe) =20 * "I have the body of a God -- Buddha" * "I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing." * "Sex on TV only hurts when you fall off." * "Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?" * "Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?" * "It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere." * "The best way to a man's heart is to split the chest cavity open." * "Clones are people two." * "If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there to hear it, is he still wrong?" =20 "We are Microsoft. Resistance is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated." =20 =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D=3D-=3D-=3D- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D--=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-