ESSAY: I have taught ESL and literacy to women from more than a dozen countries. I tell them I am from New Jersey. It impresses no one but they are unfailingly polite, writes Allison Ijams Sargent.
If our universe is mappable, my student’s logic went, then everything, including heaven should be represented, writes Allison Ijams Sargent.
I have taught ESL and literacy to women from more than a dozen countries. They have taught me about their food, their holidays, their history. I tell them I am from New Jersey. It impresses no one but they are unfailingly polite. I never underestimate my students. Some have educated backgrounds but need to slay the Germanic-born dragon of English grammar and pronunciation. I have taught a former accountant from Brazil, now a housekeeper in a Boston hotel. I have taught a chemist, a travel agent and a restaurant owner. And other women, though not formally educated, are brilliant, full stop. But sometimes knowledge gaps can’t be ignored.
“This is a lot of information,” said a student, a sharp-eyed woman I have taught for years. “I have one question. On this map, where is heaven?”
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