Winnipeg Adult Education Centre

My main concern about today’s issues is youth crime and gangs in our city.
I watch the television and read newspapers every evening. It’s a really big
issue in our province and people are getting involved and not knowing what
they are getting themselves into.

The youths are just young adults that do stupid things such as break and
enter, stealing vehicles, and causing accidents on the city streets. My
friends, who are now in the Remand Centre, shared with me some experiences
they had to live with when their so-called friends made them do things in
the days. They say it was part of something that they thought was fun. I
often asked them “Why did you choose that kind of life, stealing from people
that work hard for their money?”

I see and hear about a lot of crime downtown. Where is the love and respect
that people should show others? Why can’t we just get along and show our
children and grandchildren that life is not worth wasting? I really wanted
to write something like this because being involved in gangs is just not the
answer for anyone. I have children of my own to raise in a good environment.

by Adrienne

Why doesn’t the school hire Teachers Assistance workers? When I went back to
school as an adult, at the Winnipeg Adult Education Centre, I was really out
of practice. I needed the extra help “big time!” but soon found that the
help I so desperately needed was only available during my lunch period.

Those lunch breaks were when I squeeze in my appointments or any other
important meetings. I need my lunch break to eat lunch. As a woman who
attends school full time and being on a tight budget, I could not afford not
to eat or afford to buy lunch items to take to school. I had to spend what I
received from social assistance on food and what I could prepare at home.

I realized, I needed the extra help and it wasn’t available during class. I
wanting the individual help and have tried to ask for the help during
classes, putting my hand up, asking for help again and again. I felt like I
was starting to annoy the teachers but that was the least of my problems.
School was a killer!
I really wanted the help but I also did not want to irritate the teachers,
because of what I felt back then and how I presently feel. I am in danger of
failing my classes and the added stress, has affected my falling behind.

It certainly would be “great!” if the school could find a solution to this
problem.
Why would the future students of Adult Education suffer the effects of
falling behind or re-evaluating their futures because the help that should
be provided for the students. Due to the stresses of falling behind,
teachers putting the crunch on me, I stay behind to complete assignments
that are due. What sucks most about my problem is that at the end of the day
and after completing my other assignments, the class I missed out on for the
past two days was the class, I’m doing badly in. Please, help me! I’m
failing………

by Ila

I do not suggest anybody should get a cell phone unless reading the fine
print. Did you know that phone companies still charge you after you get cut
off? Phone companies don’t care about how customers feel about the bill
after they get their phone cut off. They still charge you even though your
phone is not working and even if you had paid a little at a time. I think
whoever owns the company is just greedy for money. They are just a big rip
off and your credit rating goes down because of this.
Buyer beware please read fine print before getting a cell phone or signing
any contracts.

by Natalie

Was there a safety inspection done on the plane that crash landed in God’s
Lake Narrows? The plane provided medi-vac’s to Northern communities and
should have been safe enough for patients to fly with. To receive a phone
call saying that my friend and her baby were in a plane crash is one of the
scariest phone calls you get. To know that this airline was taking a patient
and escort to medical treatment due to the lack of medical resources, only
to become rescued and in further need of medical attention for 2 passengers
and 3 crew members is frightening. The passengers (baby and mom), the nurse
and 2 pilots were found by rescuers five hours later. The rescuers were
expecting to find fatalities because of the size of the explosion, and were
overjoyed to find everyone safe and alive. The survivors on the plane are
family and we were all grateful everyone survived.
There is an ongoing investigation into this airline. Was this a crash that
could have been prevented? I think so!
by Brenda