Exhaus/ilarated
Every day I come home from my rockin’ ENGL 101 class totally exhausted (haven’t even gone to 102 yet…that’s in the evening) and yet totally exhilarated. I want to write about it, but don’t know what to say that would be interesting to others. So I thought I’d toss this to my readers (all two of you, of which only one is probably interested in education): What do you want to know about teaching English comp in a prison now that I’ve got about a year of it under my belt? I won’t disclose my students’ identities (obv.), but if you’re curious about anything, let me know.
I actually really enjoy reading about your experiences there. I’d be curious to hear more about the roadblocks I remember you talking about (limited access, pencil trading, obnoxious bureaucracy, etc.) and how you’ve learned to work with or around them. I’m also curious about what they are writing about, if you have received any particularly interesting papers, etc.
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I am curious to know what has made it rocking. Stories must be told.
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Yeah, I’m curious about everything, but I especially want to know what’s inspiring (as I’m lacking my own inspiration at the moment and would love to borrow some)!
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Hmmm… did my last comment go through? Now it’s telling me that “Comments are closed.”
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I figure the education level is pretty low among the inmates. Have any of your experiences indicated that there is untapped intelligence in there?
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