No English, No Work

September 5, 2008

This week all of my classes started back up.  As it always when we have a break, my students attendance would not be called great.  I’m not sure what the problem is, but they never ever seem to get there on the first day or the second even.  Heck, sometimes I’m lucky if I see […]

Tutor Training!

August 29, 2008

Since I didn’t have any classes this week, I got put in charge of facilitating the tutor training on Tuesday and Thursday night.  If you don’t know, our training is 12 hours long.  Volunteers come to two training sessions and then observe one classroom before they’re matched with a student.  So…basically, they got to listen […]

A New Year

August 29, 2008

The upcoming program year is almost upon us.  While most of Project Learn’s classes will start the week of September 15, my classes will start after Labor Day.  While of course I enjoy teaching my classes, I do have some reservations as the first day slowly approaches.  It’s not that I don’t want to see my […]

The Fund-Raisin' Blues

August 27, 2008

Now, stop!  Just because we don’t have class for a few weeks doesn’t mean we’re not working.  Of course, I was on vacation for a week, but I’m back and more charged (and slightly injured–not that great of a story) than ever.  This week, thanks to Papa Rick, Marquita and I are combing the earth, […]

Three Major Events in the Life of One of Our Students

August 7, 2008

Recently, one of Project Learn’s students wrote an essay about three events that made a huge impact in her life.  I thought it might be interesting to post it to allow others to have a better understanding of what some of our students have to go through and what may lead them to come to […]

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