tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post4385930248858002292..comments2023-05-05T07:13:41.889-04:00Comments on Corruption-free Anguilla: LiteracyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-18797722807628957942009-03-07T17:49:00.000-04:002009-03-07T17:49:00.000-04:00Copied from "Anguilla Forum"So wonderful to see pe...Copied from "Anguilla Forum"<BR/><BR/>So wonderful to see people are interested in bringing books to the island. Juday alerted me of the posts. Islandbooks.ai is still operating but with the loss of Teacher Art and Bob Greene unable to be located (administrator of website) the project has slowed. Teacher Paula at the Allyson Allwyn Primary in the West End has been trying to keep the program going. Books and school supplies can be dropped at the school and they will be distibuted equitably amongst the schools. The concept originally was for all guests to bring a few books in their beachbags. People were more generous and wanted to send boxes. Shipping was a problem which was resolved for a bit with a postal arrangement supported by the Anguillan Fondation. I don't think that is still in effect. The AHTA was instrumental and supportive and had a drop off site. I am not sure if they still do. Most hotels will be happy to direct you to any school nearby for a more informal dropoff. So please bring books if you can. They will be appreciated by all. I will be happy to answer further questions. My email is on the website. www.islandbooks.ai<BR/><BR/>All the best and thank-you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-722213439558233602009-02-26T19:29:00.000-04:002009-02-26T19:29:00.000-04:00Did you know that the United States of America was...Did you know that the United States of America was *more* literate *before* the advent of compulsory education than *after*?<BR/><BR/>One wonders what would happen to Anguilla's youth if they were not *forced* to be in school, and, instead, were allowed to work when they were old enough to *choose* to do so.<BR/><BR/>Or if Anguillian parents were allowed to homeschool their children.<BR/><BR/>Or, if private schools were allowed to go into business without the requirement of one of the founders being, say, related to a high government official. Or without any regulation whatsoever except market discipline.<BR/><BR/>Or, if the government sold off its schools to the highest bidder and saved itself a little money in the process.<BR/><BR/>In this age of ubiquitous internetworks and practically free, yes, "free as in beer", information, the "need" for the state to warehouse children and train them up to be nice, orderly factory employees seems a little long in the tooth, don't you think? Wouldn't children be better served to be with their parents more, and, perhaps, to learn the morals and manners their parents have themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-66465468730889526892009-02-26T18:38:00.000-04:002009-02-26T18:38:00.000-04:00I am an adult who consider myself highly educated....I am an adult who consider myself highly educated. I have been one of the beneficiaries of books that were donated to Anguilla in the 1970's by the Ranfurly Library and other sources. I am not sure if the books came out of Canada or out of the UK. <BR/><BR/>I also know that just after the revolution (with the building of "Cosely School" many of us got added reading material that were donated by schools and libraries from Canada and the U.S..<BR/><BR/>We did not consider the material useless. It made a difference in the lives of those that had access to the material. It is only those who lack education and also lack value for education would make the negative statements about donated reading material.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-79730939629440261132009-02-26T13:09:00.000-04:002009-02-26T13:09:00.000-04:00Schools should focus on teaching reading. If one ...Schools should focus on teaching reading. If one can read, one can learn any subject. It is an everlasting shame that young people are going through the school system and cannot read worth a darn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-63675157337647397932009-02-25T19:29:00.000-04:002009-02-25T19:29:00.000-04:00Don, is this a cause you're willing to take up? I...Don, is this a cause you're willing to take up? If it is, I think I can help. Maybe? I know Tropical will give me a good deal on shipping, and if not, the freight costs are fairly cheap anyway. - ScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-70678785371512626552009-02-25T14:07:00.000-04:002009-02-25T14:07:00.000-04:00Is the reading of a book doomed by the Internet? ...Is the reading of a book doomed by the Internet? There are those who think so. I still remember too many power outages to trust the computer completely.<BR/><BR/>I remember once a grandmother from the States that tried to bring down new reading books when she found out that her grandson was learning to read from mimeographed pages. She didn't get clearance from the govt. beforehand. She got a royal run-around. They couldn't accept books for just one school, they wanted her to bring books for all schools. (On her schoolteacher's salary that was impossible.) They finally settled on rotating the books through the school system. The experience rather discouraged any further attempts.<BR/><BR/>There are many who would gladly contribute. I do tend to agree that used books are generally not acceptable. For years, books in the school were obsolete ones sent from Mother England... <BR/><BR/>But, if there were to be a site where people could donate funds toward books--and be assured that the books would actually get to the libraries, I think they would find donations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com