Letters to the Editors: Our Readers Respond
Our list of paid subscribers continues to grow. We are always grateful to read the notes you append to your subscription forms. Several of you have encouraged us to "keep up the good work."Marvin Selnes of Sioux Falls, SD, added, "I enjoy the Standards and Resource and Infusion items." Lane Conn of San Francisco wrote that "Your newsletter has been invaluable to our California efforts." And Jim Walker of Massillon, OH, said, "I'm surprised that you've been able to offer the Newsletter without $ for so long! Sources which do some intelligent selecting for me (also, e.g., Utne Reader) have become increasingly valuable in my busy world awash in information."
Art Lebofsky, a longtime STSer whose contributions have frequently graced this Newsletter, wrote, "It is a pleasure to see that virtually all the state standards efforts have taken up the reins of the STS philosophy. Whether it be the increase of project-based assessment, interdisciplinary MST [math-science-technology] instruction, subject matter integration and extension activities, or the goal of constructivist teaching, all are outgrowths of the work done for decades by STS teachers nationwide." He added that "It is a pleasure to see the Newsletter thriving, and I still use information garnered from a decade and a half of the publication."
Finally, Bob Williams of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville asked, "Are you all on E-mail? Would be a nice way to send the Newsletter to some of us." We're working on a web site right now, Bob, and we hope to have it on line by November. We agree with you -- and so does our major funder. What we have in mind would allow you to access new articles as they are written rather than as they are published. We, of course, would welcome suggestions from our readers (and future users of our web site) of features you would like to see. You can also address two of the Clearinghouse cofounders on E-mail: Irma Jarcho at irmjar@aol.com; tchssevanv@aol.com for Nancy Van Vranken.
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