{"id":211,"date":"2019-07-27T01:57:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T05:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/?p=211"},"modified":"2019-07-30T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T16:57:22","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-an-english-tutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-english-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of an English tutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Tamica Perera<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For the past seven weeks I have been in Marawila, Sri Lanka. It is a small town about two hours away from the capital and it houses the Holy Cross Children\u2019s Home. The Children\u2019s Home is an orphanage where twenty seven girls live. Of these girls is Ayesha, an 11 year old girl who recently started school.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-268\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4067-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4067-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4067-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4499-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4499-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4499-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4499-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Because of her previous inaccessible to school, she is being pushed to change grade levels every semester. She is currently in the second grade but is struggling in English. We typically either use the attached book or we do simple oral tasks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4066-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4066-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_4066-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ayesha is now familiar with the alphabet and is able to spell a few words! She is persist in learning and enjoys the lessons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In my free time I spend time with my family and take my own lessons in Sinhala, the main language spoken in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_3869-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_3869-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_3869-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2019\/07\/IMG_3869-1024x769.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">All the images of Ayesha are uploaded with permission from her and the head nun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tamica Perera For the past seven weeks I have been in Marawila, Sri Lanka. It is a small town about two hours away from the capital and it houses the Holy Cross Children\u2019s Home. The Children\u2019s Home is an orphanage where twenty seven girls live. 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