Not So Excited About Eggs

April 29, 2014

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~ Maria Robinson Project Learn is a place you can make a new ending! GED and ESOL classes are being given on a daily basis. Currently we have 47 classes and 26 locations. Life takes us […]

A Take Charge Student

April 16, 2014

I have been thinking a lot about how to help my students take charge of their learning because I think it is key to having a strong class and stronger learners.  BUT HOW DO I HELP MY STUDENTS DO THIS?  Especially since I like predictability and order and control… (What can I say? I am […]

Appreciating Freedom

April 10, 2014

Next week, Project Learn will be on a break from classes. But most Project Learn students, in addition to taking classes, also have families, jobs, and many other responsibilities that don’t stop when our classes do. Our office won’t be quiet, either. Orientations will be held for new students, Ohio residents will come in to […]

Sweet Victories

April 8, 2014

I wear many different hats at Project Learn, but one of the most rewarding is instructor. I currently teach a beginning English as a Second Language (ESL) class for refugees. Most of the students in the class have a farming background, and they went to work as young people, interrupting their education around middle school […]

Show me the money, honey!

February 27, 2013

Can money buy you happiness? Do you think money influences how happy you are? Are there things you need to own to be happy? Do you know people who seem to be happy yet they have little money? These are a few questions I posed to my students, who surprisingly agreed that no matter how […]

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