Audra Jenkins uses real-life examples to teach English as a Second Language to her students — six adults all employed by The Bluffs, a nursing home off Grindstone Parkway on Bluff Creek Drive. With the help of a portable dry-erase board and any props Jenkins brings from home, a small conference room inside The Bluffs is transformed into a classroom.
Learning on the clock
“I try to use a lot of workplace scenarios, talk about real needs, their immediate concerns.”
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:51 a.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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