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Dear Geographic Educator:
The purpose of this communication is to invite your input on issues
and questions relating to Geography for Life: National Geography
Standards (1994).
In anticipation of 2004, the tenth anniversary of their publication,
the Geographic Education National Implementation Project (GENIP)
Steering Committee is beginning a review process to determine how the
Standards have been received within the education community. The
Committee has asked me to launch that effort by acquiring some basic
information so that informed decisions can be made about the future
of the Geography Standards in the United States. My purpose is to
invite comment about the effectiveness of the Standards, how they are
being used, and what constitutes their strengths and weaknesses.
I would greatly appreciate your taking a few minutes to consider the
attached questions. You may answer them as listed or write your
reflective impressions in a paragraph or two. Whatever way you
choose to respond, be assured that your reaction will play an
important role in the review initiative that the GENIP Steering
Committee has undertaken. If you would like to share these questions
with colleagues, their input would be most welcome.
As a small token of my thanks for your efforts, I am also attaching a
set standards-based problems in geography that you might be able to
use.
Please return your response to me at jmarran@ncisc.org (or by mail or fax).
Thank you for your help.
Jim Marran
125 Fourth Street
Wilmette, IL 60091
Fax: 847-853-8732
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James Marran
125 Fourth Street
Wilmette, IL 60091
847-256-0313
Fax: 847-853.8732
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