David and all

Thanks for inviting me to participate.  This has been stimulating, and it
was my honor to be selected as an "expert" to serve with Steve Steurer and
Bill Muth -- two great people who are accomplished and well respected in
this field.    

As we have seen in this discussion, there are a lot of experts out there.
This is a great vehicle for us to tutor and learn from one another.  It has
long been my belief that one of the most insidious and destructive enemies
faced by correctional educators is simple professional isolation.  Any tool
that can be used against that foe should be valued.  Thanks for your work on
this, David.  

Steve has not paid me to say this, but I want to add that I've had great
opportunities for growth and affirmation through the Correctional Education
Association.  Many generous and dedicated individuals have lent a hand to
help make that organization prosper.  While it does have a strong
professional staff under Steve Steurer's leadership, it is still in essence
a volunteer organization -- and people tend to get out of it what they are
willing to invest.  So if you have not already done so, check it out!  A
good starting point is the web site:  http://www.ceanational.org/

Time is really short for me just now -- so please forgive me for not
offering up a more topical and substantial post in closing.  Fortunately,
there has been no shortage of expert offerings provided in this forum by a
rich variety of individuals doing interesting and important work.  Thanks
for letting me be part of your conversation.  

If I may be of service to you, my full contact information follows:

John Linton, Correctional Education
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3E334
Washington, DC 20202-6450
202-205-7942 (voice), 202-260-7767 (fax)

  

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aclose


Colleagues,

Today is the last day of our discussion with our guests, Bill Muth, John 
Linton, and Steve Steurer.  I want to thank them -- and everyone who 
contributed -- for a rich and interesting discussion.  I would also like 
to invite our guests, if they would like, to give us any remaining 
replies and any end-of-discussion thoughts or additional comments.  For 
example, if there are other resources you would like us to know about 
that would be helpful in continuing this dialogue -- online, hard copy, 
or conferences for example -- please feel free to share them.

I will post any comments through tomorrow, and then the discussion will 
close.

David J. Rosen
Special Topics Discussion Moderator
djrosen at comcast.net


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