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 gB4KoqX25003; Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:50:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:50:52 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <F184YAPNXRPmcarcR4Z0000fa0b@hotmail.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: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8355] Re: holiday attendance problems X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1289 Lines: 40 We have open enrollment so if they don't come to class it's their responsibility--I just keep going with the lessons! Why not? Susan >From: "Cathy Shank" <cshank@access.k12.wv.us> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8353] holiday attendance problems >Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:25:49 -0500 (EST) > >A teacher in WV starting up a new program wrote to me about attendance >problems because of religious holidays. How do others cope? > >She says: >Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr have lasted most of November and one week into >December. The Arabic women in our class almost stopped attending during >this time because of being weak and tired from fasting. This was an >unexpected complication in beginning this new class. Do you have any >ideas? Have you run into this before? > >Cathy C. Shank >ABE Special Populations Coordinator >West Virginia Adult Literacy Education Information Network >RESA III >501 22nd Street >Dunbar, WV 25064 >Phone: 304-766-7655 ext. 112 or 1-800-257-3723 ext. 112 >Fax: 304-766-7915 >Email: cshank@access.k12.wv.us _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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