Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9EGwKV20828; Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:58:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:58:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <000301c39274$a3ccde80$1a01a8c0@cccchs.org> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Sylvan Rainwater" <sylvan@cccchs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2740] RE: needs of younger students X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1669 Lines: 37 Not sure what you mean by "younger." We typically have 20-somethings in our class because it's part of a program for families with pre-school children. So it's rare for our students to be over 40. We sometimes have 18- or 19-year-olds, and the issues are different for them -- maybe ages 18-21 -- than for even slightly older parents. Usually this is paired with the fact that they became mothers at an early age -- 14 or 15 -- and so didn't get to do adolescence, may be dealing with an older and/or abusive husband, and often had education interrupted. One thing that has surfaced is that a lot of them want some sort of physical education / activity -- sports, or dance, or something similar. I'm also aware of teen moms younger than 18 who are sequestered in houses with babies, often their own plus their mothers' and/or siblings', who just get lost and don't get their education. Sometimes we're lucky and see those moms when they get a little older, but I don't know what happens to a lot of them. ------- Sylvan Rainwater mailto:sylvan@cccchs.org Program Managaer Family Literacy Clackamas Co. Children's Commission / Head Start Oregon City, OR USA -----Original Message----- From: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Daphne Greenberg Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:47 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2738] needs of younger students Many of us have increasingly more and more younger students showing up in our adult literacy classrooms. I am wondering if anyone has noticed age related issues that you would like to share with us? Anything that you notice in regards to gender and age?
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