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<blockquote data-quote="gingerkat" data-source="post: 1222063" data-attributes="member: 43502"><p>I don't make a decent living anymore, but I donate my time helping adults learn to read. I can't believe that the LAUSD (Los Angeles United School District) passed these people through the system year after year and let them graduate, without being able to read. SHAME ON YOU LAUSD!!!! They're functional illiterates and many of them just sneak by in this life, hold jobs, but can't read much past a few small words. Kudos to them, for reaching out and wanting to learn to read. I go two hours at least two days a week (schedule permitting) at a local library, but with all the stupid California budget cuts, things have shifted a little. </p><p></p><p>Most of them feel ashamed, especially at their age (anywhere from 30-70), but I always try to support them and tell them that it's never too late.It's very emotional for me to watch them when they struggle with something that comes so easy to so many of us. My 8 year niece reads at an advanced level, so when I see tears of sadness & frustration from these people, it breaks my heart and angers me that they were just passed by in school.</p><p></p><p>But when I see tears of joy from a goal or small feat that was reached, it feels wonderful, not for me, but for them. I've been doing this for a few years now and I often wonder if I can continue because I'm sensitive when it comes to others feelings. Sometimes I take it home with me and it affects me. But in the end, when that person gives me a hug and ends up reading one sentence on his/her own, it feels great. I love it when I get a call from that person telling me that they've enrolled in a community college or even that they were able to write their own check instead of asking spouse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gingerkat, post: 1222063, member: 43502"] I don't make a decent living anymore, but I donate my time helping adults learn to read. I can't believe that the LAUSD (Los Angeles United School District) passed these people through the system year after year and let them graduate, without being able to read. SHAME ON YOU LAUSD!!!! They're functional illiterates and many of them just sneak by in this life, hold jobs, but can't read much past a few small words. Kudos to them, for reaching out and wanting to learn to read. I go two hours at least two days a week (schedule permitting) at a local library, but with all the stupid California budget cuts, things have shifted a little. Most of them feel ashamed, especially at their age (anywhere from 30-70), but I always try to support them and tell them that it's never too late.It's very emotional for me to watch them when they struggle with something that comes so easy to so many of us. My 8 year niece reads at an advanced level, so when I see tears of sadness & frustration from these people, it breaks my heart and angers me that they were just passed by in school. But when I see tears of joy from a goal or small feat that was reached, it feels wonderful, not for me, but for them. I've been doing this for a few years now and I often wonder if I can continue because I'm sensitive when it comes to others feelings. Sometimes I take it home with me and it affects me. But in the end, when that person gives me a hug and ends up reading one sentence on his/her own, it feels great. I love it when I get a call from that person telling me that they've enrolled in a community college or even that they were able to write their own check instead of asking spouse. [/QUOTE]
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