Adult education teachers struggling with oversized classes, limited supplies, and mandatory testing for supplemental federal funds might want to look at the California Adult Literacy Program Develop Project website . It provides a clear roadmap for the State Department of Education’s official goals. The essential goal is help students become better workers, smarter consumers, more involved parents, and eventual citizens. Visit
http://www.calpro-online.org
You know the old teaching cliché: what gets tested, gets taught. The state tests passive skills. A cynic might think that the goal was to teach passive skills (reading, listening) and ignore active skills (writing, speaking). If students can work at McDonalds, why do they need to learn more English? If students are not going to get a high school diploma or attend a community college, why should they learn to read more than a few paragraphs?
We should aim a better higher. Let’s at least help adult students go from cleaning ladies, valets, and busboys to nannies, waiters, and managers.
Still, the CALPRO website offers a rich variety of educational resources for adult school teachers and administrators.
California Adult Literacy Program Development website
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