Story Time
Summer 2001.
The ESL kids have moved into Renison. They're here to learn
all about Canada and, of course, to improve their English. At the
moment, they're quite a hyperactive group. Perhaps it's the jet
lag. Perhaps it's the chocolate milk. Who knows? Anyway, I
witnessed something very unusual today. While addressing the group of
students, the ESL leader/don used wild hand gestures and talked
extremely slowly. I can sort of understand why she was talking
slowly, but were the wild hand gestures really necessary? I mean,
these kids aren't fluent in English (hence ESL), but the last time
I checked, these kids aren't deaf. Kind of condescending, don't
you think?
[b a c k]