Tim Hartigan, Ph.D.

Language & Learning

Things are improving slowly in our classrooms, however they are still under-resourced. My 11th and 12th graders do not have textbooks. Imagine trying to do a reading exercise this way! When I do, I have to read the story from my e-text and check for understanding frequently. Erasers are another big issue. In the first term, we didn’t have them – the students used sponges, bits of paper and rags to clean the board. In this term, every class got new erasers. Halfway through the term, some have bit the (chalk) dust. Here is all that’s left of one eraser – just one panel! It’s good enough and that’s what we have to use.