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Goku
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People who have their entire career dedicated to learning English - don't want to learn English.
Out of curiosity what would a convict do with English? And what would be their willingness to learn?
It's not exactly the top 5 skills I would peg them as utilizing. I mean, unless you taught your classes about lock-picking in English, I really couldn't imagine them paying attention. |
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hockeyguy109
Joined: 22 Dec 2008
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Wow, this may well have become the most depressing thread I've read on Dave's ESL. lol |
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calicoe
Joined: 23 Dec 2008
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| You only have so my time and energy. One should learn to plant sees where they have a chance to grow. The idea of helping poor people, prisoners usually is like throwing your energy down a well. It does make for a good Sunday night movie. |
What?
As for the legality issue, it wouldn't surprise me if it's illegal but have you ever heard of anyone being prosecuted for doing volunteer work? Seems like the golden rule would apply here. |
Is the concept that most prisoners are a waste of time too deep. When you are teaching I hope you don't waste too much time with the students that are slow. Do you invest money in troubled companies? Should you invest you time into people that won't really grow that much from your teaching. |
So you consider poor people a waste of time? And slow students? That is a fairly abhorrent statement and outlook. |
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calicoe
Joined: 23 Dec 2008
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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People who have their entire career dedicated to learning English - don't want to learn English.
Out of curiosity what would a convict do with English? And what would be their willingness to learn?
It's not exactly the top 5 skills I would peg them as utilizing. I mean, unless you taught your classes about lock-picking in English, I really couldn't imagine them paying attention. |
Do you subscribe to a caste system, in which all people are defined by their errors for the rest of their lives? Perhaps some of them want to acquire skills that will help them lead a lawful life once outside. |
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Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, Hockeyguy, these replies have been depressing.
I say, if you know you have the energy and willingness to commit to any sort of volunteer program, then go for it. You know better than anybody else what you are willing and able to do.
I'm sure you're also man enough to call it quits if you're dragging yourself down 
Also, I don't see why a prisoner would necessarily not want to learn English. Maybe some people in the prison system aren't so cynical and hardened that they don't want to learn new things.
Maybe they can come out and become English teachers. Wouldn't an ex-con co-teacher be fun? (I know, the Korean teachers probably can't have criminal records either...) |
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benji
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Plenty of orphanages out there if you want to volunteer. |
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i_teach_esl
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Location: baebang, asan/cheonan
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| i dont know about how/where to volunteer for prisons, but under-priveldged ...sp im pretty sure... kids/orphanages seek tutors, you can do it via http://www.alwayshope.or.kr/ and no, it's not illegal to do volunteer work on an e-2 visa. |
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