On Sep 22, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Laura Cannon wrote:

> I think Bill was probably a learner who marched to his own 
> drummer--that's
> why he left college.  I doubt he wants workers who don't question.  As
> teachers on this list we need to remember that there are a lot of 
> teachers
> out there who don't teach like we do.  There are schools that need 
> fixing.

I agree with your assessment of Bill Gates and did not mean to take 
away from his success as a businessman and entrepreneur. However, being 
a succussful businessman and the richest person in the world does not 
make one an expert about how reading should be taught, no matter how 
much schools need to be fixed.

Renee

"Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people."
~ William Butler Yeats



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