9/7/2017 Confidence, Happiness, & HopeLast week the Brunner Literacy Leaders visited the tutoring program at the Montgomery County Courts’ Day Reporting Center. This program, which launched just over a year ago, has already helped 150 young adults improve their literacy, with a particular focus on earning their GED, while on probation or completing correctional programs. After a quick tour, our group was delighted to get to speak with both tutors and students. We had expected to see tutors and students working hard, and we did. We were impressed with their diligence. What we perhaps did not expect was the happiness and hope that radiated from the students. We spoke with Chris, who had attempted his GED once before, but was unsuccessful. He now knows that he learns best from another person, not an online group environment. Chris is scheduled to be released soon, but is determined to continue with his tutor until he earns his GED. We spoke with a student who is working on her reading and writing skills. Since she began working with her tutor, she has ‘found her voice’ and just might compose an essay about her life and educational experience for us to share on this blog. And we spoke with ‘Pink’ who has passed all parts of the GED exam except math. After years of thinking that she just couldn’t do math, her work with the BLC tutoring program has changed her mind. She told us confidently that now that she knows how she learns best, she just needs to keep at it and eventually she will know enough to earn her GED qualification, just as twenty-two of her fellow residents have done. We heard that when a student in the correctional tutoring program earns their GED, word spreads through the entire facility and other residents ask for the chance to join the program. We heard that giving residents something important to focus on while serving their sentences helps them see a better future for themselves. Confidence. Happiness. Hope. This is what we found at the Day Reporting Center. And there was one other surprise. Art. As you’ll see in the photos, several of these students are talented artists. Everyone has something to offer. We are so grateful to our dedicated tutors for helping these students realize their potential. Brunner Literacy Leaders are a special group of donors that pledge a monthly contribution to help eradicate adult illiteracy in the Dayton area. Learn more about the Literacy Leaders program at www.brunnerliteracy.org/leader.
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