Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j56KBhG01685; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:11:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:11:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050606200930.32040.qmail@web51610.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Terrence Kelley <kelleyterr@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10920] Re: recruiting students for ESL(Edith) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 1664 Lines: 60 I'm in total agreement, too. Carefully orchestrating the formation of a learning community is one of our jobs, as far as I'm concern. And that orchestration happens on a daily basis. The result carries over to how students relate and interact outside of the classroom. Learning and life in the mainstream culture become a (sometimes) fun, productive group project. Needless to say a heck-of-lot more self-directed learning takes place and is brought back to class as those wonderful 'student centered' teaching moments that we can then work with. Terry Kelley Missoula ABLE ESOL --- Melinda Hefner <mhefner@cccti.edu> wrote: > As with Nan's comments, I agree wholeheartedly with > you about the > importance of developing relationships among the > students and between > the instructor and students. Thanks for your input. > > Melinda > > >>> ecfensom@comcast.net 6/3/2005 6:38:29 PM >>> > We have a small church based ESL program in its > second year and had the > same > problems with dropout. Especially after the weather > turned warm this > spring. > It's hard to go to school plus work or take care of > family. I > appreciated > all the suggestions too. > > We sing Happy Birthday the first week of the month > for anyone whose > birthday > is that month while we have a refreshment break. It > helps build > relationships. > > Edith > > > From: Nan <nancy98ellen@yahoo.com> > > > I have asked for birthdays at my classes so we > > can do a birthday party on each special day. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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