Update on The Living Article

February 7, 2001
Response from:

Deborah Felton, Parent Volunteer
Warren Township School System

I am a parent volunteer in the Warren Township school system. For about 3 years now I have been introducing I*earn to the district. It is a fabulous way to involve students in productive use of the Internet. Every project is multidisciplinary and has a humanitarian component. I am disappointed that some of the administrators I must deal with do not fully appreciate their role in the development of children. I enjoyed reading your article very much. It supports and illustrates much of what I have been saying in our district for years now. "Don't" is not enough. Schools must "show" children and parents must "show" children what to do. Unfortunately many adults forget how they learned best. None of us would be able to speak or eat with utensils if we had not been shown "how to."

I*earn shows children "how to" and enables them to make a meaningful difference in the world. We are doing the Child Labor Project this year. As part of the project we are raising money to build a school in a needy area. Students are able to collaborate with others around the world in a restricted moderated educational forum. I love it!

Regards,
Deborah Felton

iEARN: The Internation Education and Resource Network
(http://www.iearn.org/)