2nd Post Response

I am doing my CSLP experience with the program Jess was involved in, TTP. I have found many of the things she has said to be true and very unfortunate. The program is often a disaster, but I think part of the reason is because it is under-staffed. There are about 8 kids to a tutor on a good night but I have volunteered at nights when there has even been 10 students to a tutor. This program does have good intentions but it falls short in its actual effect. Like I said on my earlier post, most of these kids are reading below their perspective grade level. They also do have short attention span, but I believe another factor which contributes to this, is the fact that these kids have been in school for 8 hours and then some in afterschool and on top of that have to go to these community nights and are expected to want to be enthusiastic about school. The reality is that the students are burnt out by the time they have to get to TTP. Even though this program only occurs every other week, I think it is too much to ask for the students to actually want to sit there and read.