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 i1EKmtI28622; Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:48:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:48:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <021420042047.9359.358e@comcast.net> 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: ttweeton@comcast.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9917] Re: Community Involvement X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) Status: O Content-Length: 5181 Lines: 103 I see Susan, I do believe it depends on the population one is serving.As I stated some of my students don't have the food for their next meal.... Yes I do understand, if one comes already educated, from another country,their level of need isn't so great.Finding food ( a most basic necessity if one thinks back to Maslow's hierarchary of needs) is not a priority so they are able concentrate on higher level issues. I had to dismiss a student from my class that will be living on the streets.We couldn't take care of his needs. We also couldn't find a place that could help him completely, being that he is illegal.....a sad situation.......... Cordially Tanya Tweeton > Not all my adult immigrant students were from poor backgrounds. Many had > good jobs in their home country and lack of English skills, of course, > caused them to take lesser paid jobs here. I would think taking part in > these community activities woud raise self-esteem and expose them to more > work possibilites in the future. I don't know of anyone in the class that > needed to be in a soup line! > > Susan > > > >From: ttweeton@comcast.net > >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov > >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9832] Re: Community Involvement > >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:32:08 -0500 (EST) > > > >"What if they went to a soup kitchen and helped serve food? Or they could > >volunteer at a hospital in the children's ward?" > > > >I don't mean to be a kill joy. All of these are good suggestions for > >volunteering if one is an American, but they presuppose that immigrants > >are familiar with Volunteerism in their own countries. My experience is > >that most of my immigrant students have spent their lives scrambling the > >streets, so to speak, to find enough food to eat in their countries. > >Perhaps these suggestions would appeal to students based on their economic > >levels. The poorest of the poor, that I deal with, would NEVER have the > >courage to walk up to a soup kitchen, knock on the door and ask in poor > >English if they could be allowed to volunteer. They are the ones that need > >the soup kitchens themselves!! Any extra time they have is spent looking > >for jobs. Yet they too complain that they have little contact with > >Americans and because they do not have jobs, do not have the possibility > >to speak in English with anyone. > > > >Here is a thought.....Perhaps an arrangement could be made with the soup > >kitchensthat they spend time helping serve food and on clean-up, in > >exchange for one meal a day? > > > >Tanya Tweeton > >Adult ESOL > >Lauderhill Community School > >Fort Lauderdale, Florida > > > What if they went to a soup kitchen and helped serve food? Or they > >could > > > volunteer at a hospital in the children's ward? > > > > > > -- > > > Ruthann Duffy > > > ESL Tech Coordinator > > > Essential Skills Program > > > Shoreline Community College > > > 16101 Greenwood Ave N. > > > Seattle, WA 98133 > > > > > > Telephone: 206-533-6624 > > > email: ra_duffy@comcast.net > > > http://success.shore.ctc.edu/callab > > > > Jennifer, and others, > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 10:36 AM, Jennifer Morrow wrote: > > > > > > > > > .....One of the pre-selected goals that my students are required to > > > > > meet is to increase involvement in their communities.?In the past, > > > > > this has been done by bringing in clothing or food that is donated > >to > > > > > a shelter.?I wanted to spice things up a little bit.?All of the > > > > > students I work with between the two jobs seem to want to interact > > > > > with Americans but most feel their English is not good enough.?It > > > > > seems that we could kill two birds with one stone by using this > > > > > funding goal to really get students using their English in the > > > > > community.?> > > > > > My question... how??I already have the ideas of donating items and > > > > > collecting soup can labels but I need more.?What activities can be > > > > > done with students to get them more involved in the community??Any > > > > > help would be appreciated!?> > > > > I recommend: > > > > > > > > The Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook > > > > > > > > "The Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook is a resource > > > > that can help you integrate civic involvement and community activism > > > > into your adult education curriculum. The Sourcebook includes 20 > > > > narrative accounts of civic participation projects from diverse > > > > educational settings (written mostly by teachers). Supplementing each > > > > account are "prep and practice" activities that develop the skills, > > > > knowledge, and confidence one needs to engage in similar kinds of > > > > community involvement. 218 pages." > > > > > > > > More information available at: > > > > > > > > http://www.worlded.org/publications.html > > > > > > > > David J. rosen > > > > djrosen@comcast.net > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find high-speed ‘net deals — comparison-shop your local providers here. > https://broadband.msn.com >
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