<font size="2">I'm working with preschool kidsĀ </font><div><font size="2">introducing the Wyandot language...which is great..but</font></div><div><font size="2">its not ideal.</font>I can only volunteer so much time as its not a funded position.</div>
<div>So far the tribal council hasn't considered our Language as essential...(another topic!)</div><div><br></div><div>Relationships are good with teachers BUT</div><div>I'm finding I'm having conflict when I'm using ONLY "wandat"</div>
<div>and teachers keep "helping" -- interpreting into english for the students!!!</div><div><br></div><div>they don't seem to understand that KIDS DON'T NEED ENGLISH INTERPRETATION</div><div>and if something isn't working, its MY problem and i'll try using</div>
<div>the "new" words in a different context...</div><div>maybe stressing the new words less, and wrapping it with familiar words.</div><div><br></div><div>But what can i tell these teachers!?! I don't want to offend them</div>
<div>by correcting them in class...though , in a couple classes i shook my head</div><div>smiling saying "no interpreting!" but they looked offended.</div><div>I requested a meeting,that isn't happening...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there some "easy to comprehend" instruction about this kind of problem?</div><div>ske:noh</div><div>Richard</div><div><br>-- <br><i><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;line-height:19px;border-collapse:collapse"><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:10px;font-style:italic">
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