Out and About: A Wireside Chat

Out and About: A Wireside Chat

Allan Marshall of the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce blogs about local education, the "town and gown" relationship and his Chamber projects.

Allan Marshall, a 2007 political science graduate of Baylor University, is director of community development at the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce. He has tutored at Waco High School and currently mentors at Stars ISD. Allan was student body external vice president at Baylor, where he helped strengthen the town-gown relationship as well as the university's relationship with the Alumni Association and other Big 12 schools.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

By Allan Marshall | Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 08:37 AM

What is that saying….time to get back to the basics.

In education, it’s time to get back to the basics, and one of those basics is reading. We must encourage reading on all levels from students to adults.

When I restarted One Book, One Waco, I knew that we needed to start a community discussion about education, reading, and literacy. What better way to start a communitywide discussion than to select a community book to engage students and adults.

You see reading is the common denominator…it is the common ground that we can come together. No matter what one’s political or religious faith, reading is a universal constant that seeks to engage one’s faith, political stance, and life.

Communitywide reading programs and other initiatives are trying to combat the lack of reading in our country. Please check out this website for more information about the general lack of reading in our country.

So, I ask you as I am out and about: why is reading important from a community’s standpoint? Let’s chat…..

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