mjl@cs.rit.edu (Michael J Lutz) (04/25/91)
Let's not forget that there are other intellectual skills we'd like to see our kids develop --- effective and creative writing, for instance. One of our neighbors started "Park Road Publishing" (our elementary school is Park Road School), where students can submit original creative work and have the work typed, printed, copyrighted, and placed in the school library. The typing and printing is done by volunteers (like yours truly) using PC's and laser printers, so the kids see their work done "professionally". The theory is that kids like to see their names in print, and will work hard, with their teachers, to develop their writing skills. There have been a few cases where teachers abused the system (one notable example being 22 versions of "My Summer Vacation" done as a third grade class assignment), but by and large things seem to be working out well. --------- Mike Lutz Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623-0887 mjl@cs.rit.edu