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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Les H who wrote (14160)	11/10/1998 10:55:00 AM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Hey Les, Did you see the DNC stick the knife in Johnny Chungs back and twist? What a riot. For those of you who don't know the story, Johnny Chung was a great fundraiser for the DNC and Bill Clinton. He went to the Whitehouse 40 times with money, and gifts for the President and the DNC. Now Johnny Chung faces 37 years in Prison for tax evasion, fraud, and illegal campaign contributions. Guess who sent a letter to the judge asking that Johnny Chung get the maximum sentence? The DNC!!! What a riot. They take your money (knowing full well it was illegal money) and then when you are in the line of fire, they stick that knife deep into your back and twist till you die. That is the DNC for you... -John

To: Les H who wrote (14160)	11/10/1998 12:39:00 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Teacher Fired for Teaching Phonics ORANGE COUNTY, CA - A second-grade school teacher who refused to use the experimental curriculum known as "Esteem Reading" lost his job yesterday. Said the teacher, "My job is to teach children to read, and the curriculum that the school board demanded I use is not capable of doing that. Therefore, I had to do what was in the best interest of my students. So I personally bought phonics text books for all my students and taught them to read. When the school board found out, I was fired." "Esteem Reading" developed in Berkeley California is a controversial teaching method that allows children to invent their own pronunciations for letters. According to the developers of "Esteem Reading", "Forcing a child to learn specific letter pronunciations stifles creativity and can cause low self-esteem." The curriculum raises self-esteem by allowing the children to be creative with letter and word pronunciations. Using the "Esteem Reading" method a child can pronounce the word 'dog' as the word 'cat' without the fear of being told they are pronouncing it wrong. The Orange County teacher who refused to use the "Esteem Reading" method was caught when the scores came back on the annual standardized reading tests. Every one of his students tested at least two grade levels above normal in reading ability. However, every single second-grader using the "Esteem Reading" curriculum tested far below grade level in reading ability. Said one school official "When the test scores came back it was apparent that we had a teacher who was not abiding by our rules. We had no choice but to fire him for insubordination." When asked if they were planning to use the "Esteem Reading" curriculum next year, one school official, Michelle Harris who wished to remain anonymous, said, "We think the program is wonderful and the kids love it! There is no way that standardized tests can measure the incredible increase in self-esteem that our students are experiencing. We have no plans on scraping it and hope that other schools adopt the program"