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Letters. Kudos You cannot imagine how proud I felt when I first looked at thethree smiling faces of our G.R.E.A.T. Program students on the frontcover of Techniques (May 1998). The article, "G.R.E.A.T. Expectations" was compassionate,insightful and accurate. It captured and conveyed the spirit of one ofthe most hard-working and dedicated group of immigrants in the historyof our nation. An article like this highlights the importance of providing specialprograms and opportunities through which the newest members of oursociety can realize their highest potential as productive, thrivingmembers of the community. We appreciate the excellent coverage. It has boosted our commitmentto do the very best job that we can do for our students. --Ana Maria Bradley-Hess Executive director Miami-Dade Community College Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe.Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. Division of Labor [Regarding] the "'98 Salary Survey" in the Aprilissue of Techniques, I am curious about why vocational educators werenot divided into K-12 and postsecondary. I work in a technical collegeand know that my salary and benefits are quite different from those ofthe K-12 educators in this area. Wouldn't making the distinction oflevel of education cause your results to have greater validity? --Linda C. Schwandt Western Wisconsin Technical College La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin.GR6 The city, which lies alongside the Mississippi River, is known primarily as a college town and commercial center for the surrounding area. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat.Trained by D. : Thanks for the suggestion. We'll take youradvice--except that the salary and benefits comparison will be betweensecondary and postsecondary vocational education vocational education,training designed to advance individuals' general proficiency, especially in relation to their present or future occupations. The term does not normally include training for the professions. professionals--not K-12and postsecondary. As you know, there isn't a representative numberof vocational educators at the elementary school elementary school:see school. level. Look for the "'99 Salary Survey" in the April issue,and let us know what you think. Seeking Site Explorers Site Explorer is a web information tool by Yahoo! See alsoYahoo Google Internet I appreciate the Web links that your advertisers include. I am justbeginning to use the Internet more and am learning to explore it. I would like to see a good column of Web sites involving appliedphysics/technology topics such as dams, earthquakes, etc. Maybe it canbe a column where teachers write in and tell about their visit to thatsite, what they found and how they used that site in their classroom. I would like to use the Internet more for further research andreading for my students in applied physics. --Tom Mills Applied physics and chemistry instructor Miami Valley CareerTechnology Center The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) is a vocational school in Clayton, Ohio. It serves Montgomery County and the Greater Dayton Area, as well as surrounding counties such as Darke, Miami, Preble, and Warren. Clayton, Ohio Clayton is a city in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,347 at the 2000 census. In 1998, Clayton merged with the remainder of Montgomery County's Randolph Township. Editor's note: Readers--what do you think about thissuggestion? We're always open to reader input. If there is interestin any kind of reader column or discussion, please let us know. Write toLetters to the Editor, 1410 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 or e-mailmarlene@avaonline.org.