Yesterday I had my English class with my deaf students.  After the class was over, I talked with Karla, the interpreter, about the class.  I told her that the deaf students are picking things up faster than the other class.  When the class was over, some of my students were still trying to work on the worksheet that I had given them.  They wanted to continue to practice and seemed very eager to learn more.  When I talked to Karla about it, she said that when they were in school, they couldn't learn English with the other kids because of their disability.  They are also taking computer courses at ALPI and the programs that they work on in those classes are all in English so it's important for them to learn English.

Now more than ever I'm realizing how much of a difference I can really make.  Working with these students has really opened my eyes to the challenges that people with disabilities face.  I have enjoyed this experience so much and I have only been teaching them for three weeks.  I am considering specializing in teaching English to deaf students and students with other disabilities.