My Experience in Adult Education
the help I have gotten. My English is not as good as I want
it to be, but I keep practicing.
Joy Zhang (Huili Zhang) is a student at Miramar Branch Library English
Cafe-Broward County Libraries.
My Experience in the Family Literacy Program
I've always been one of those people who just didn't like
school very much. I have tried and tried finishing school. I
dropped out of high school in the eleventh grade. I had a
baby, which inspired me to go back and do something with
my life. I wanted to make my child’s life better so I chose to
go back to school and better our lives. So I eventually
became motivated and went to a WorkNet campus. This is
when I was referred to the Clearwater Family Literacy
Program. I took a few tests on my first day and at that very
moment realized that I was at the beginning of path that
would give me and my daughter a better life.
My teacher Ms Cheryl is a phenomenal woman. She
never gave up on me. She is just like a mother to her entire
class. She is just always there for me. She makes sure we do
our best with our work and works hard with us to make sure
our scores go up so we can pass the GED. Even when I was
going through some difficult times in my life she always
tried to keep me on track. She would let me know that
everything is going to work out. She would smile and at me
on the back and say, “You can do it Kacia! Don't give up
honey!" I really know that if it wasn’t for having the best
teacher, I don’t think I could’ve done it.
I love this program because it has taught me so much
more than just getting prepared for the GED. Ms Cheryl has
also taught me to never give up on myself no matter what
I’m going through. I have also learned how to be a better
mother to my daughter. She has taught me about the simple
things, like how to love myself and be the best mom I can
be. She inspired me to want to always do my best and to
never give up. This was my biggest issue. If I couldn’t get
it perfect then I would give up. Not any more though. Now I
just keep trying. Having a wonderful teacher like Ms Cheryl