[CALIBK12] A money maker for CSLA?

[Headley Vicki]

Yeah, Why don't you do it Blanche.  May a name for yourself!  Doing is a lot
harder that talking and knocking.
Vicki


On 12/15/08 3:48 PM, "Blanche Woolls" <bwoolls at slis.sjsu.edu> wrote:

> Yes, the delete button is easy to use, and it's not just this debate or
> post, it's a lot of other things that get deleted. However, please don't
> delete until you read this.
> 
> What if CSLA members could put their collective heads together we could
> generate something as good as AR that would make us only a small
> proportion of what AR makes on their sales, or didn't those of you whose
> schools purchase this realize that it is to AR's advantage to sell their
> program widely. They make lots of money, and they have been known to take
> librarians and teachers who talk their program to others on exotic
> vacations in great spots. Are they generous to their clients? If they give
> any of it back to fund schools or help put their chosen books in school
> libraries, it is not something I've read as much about as I have how
> wonderful their funded research says they are.
> 
> AR has a stranglehold on research studies that say how good it is and
> that's in a national database for school districts when no one who really
> understands can use to write these Laura Bush grants and the really large
> ones ($100,000+) to raise reading programs in schools. Having read these
> grants, I can affirm that people asked for money to purchase AR thinking
> that was going to give them the documentation they needed to show that
> they were making a good effort to raise reading scores.
> 
> So, maybe a committee to write a reading program that CSLA could offer to
> school districts for a fee. It should include the librarian providing a
> specified number of booktalks (a part of the contract) and, as one
> respondent reported beyond booktalks, making suggestions with lots of SSR
> or free volunteer reading going on.
> 
> It is obvious that if a school district buys something they appreciate it
> more than what they may not recognize about their teacher librarian
> offering good booktalks. I don't want to take away from what a committee
> might come up with but what if they could sell:
> 
> 100 good book talks
> 100 good book promotion ideas
> A Doug Ackterman "test" to show how this works,
> Something from Stephen Krashen's research that works (his or some he
> reports)
> etc.
> etc.
> 
> If CSLA made the equivalent of the pricing structure of AR on each program
> they sold, the school districts would notice their teacher librarians,
> students would read more. The real saving would come with not purchasing a
> commercial program from AR or Follett (and some of my best friends work
> there) or anyone else.
> 
> Happy Holidays, whatever one you share.
> 
> Blanche
> 
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008, Debra Bohnett wrote:
> 
>> He has a valid point - besides as librarians we should be open to this
>> debate and others as a free speech/non-censorship forum for us to
>> discuss issues in librarianship.  Those that are not interested or have
>> AR fatigue can press the delete button.
>> 
>> Debra Bohnett
>> Chavez High Library
>> Stockton
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu
>> [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Stephen Krashen
>> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:06 PM
>> To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
>> Subject: [CALIBK12] no truce
>> 
>> Am I allowed to respond when my posts (and writings) are inaccurately
>> presented on this listserv?
>> 
>> 
>> --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Marilyn Frenz <mcfrenz at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> From: Marilyn Frenz <mcfrenz at yahoo.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] response to Bogardus comments
>>> To: "skrashen at yahoo.com" <skrashen at yahoo.com>,
>> "calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu" <calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu>, "Darla Brown"
>> <dbrown at garces.org>
>>> Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:36 PM
>>> AMEN!!!
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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