Winnipeg Adult Education Centre

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