Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f9BCUW019174; Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20021010.092816.-246311.0.arconn@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Anne R Connors <arconn@juno.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1833] RE: prisoners and citizens X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 Status: O Content-Length: 1269 Lines: 20 I had a totally different reaction to the role of "Citizen " in my beginning ESL Jail class. I started the class by asking "What does one have to do to be a good student." the list was student generated and included things like paying attention, cooperating, being on time etc. Most of the list fit into the "Worker " category. Following this (this took a bout 4 classes) we tried listing the qualifications of a "good citizen." "Obey the law" was the first thing on the list. A discussion about "What is a citizen?" followed. Voting did not even become an issue. They decided they were citizens of the prison, citizens of the community where they would return. Our list extended to what they could do to become good "citizens" in the classroom, prison, and when they were back home. They drew there flags and looked up the meaning of the flags in their countries. Being good citizens generated writing to their families, being on prison boards, getting education. They also wrote to the warden and discussed making a video tape for school children to stay off drugs. Although the video tape never got approval, they did plan for it, write a script, tried to get permission to do the tape etc. They were excited about being "good citizens!"
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