My Way or the Highway

Learning to read, write and speak English, as an adult, is very difficult. English is a complex language with many synonyms, antonyms, strange non-phonetic pronunciations and idioms. Add correct grammar to the mix and the language that most of us started speaking at 10 months of age, becomes a tremendous challenge to non-English speaking adults.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle, in the road to English Languages Learning, is how English speakers TEACH. Schools in America encourage creativity. Teachers are fond of saying, to their students, "Restate the question in your own words, as you answer it."  Questions in textbooks ask for "opinions" and "conjecture".  Students are asked to "compare and contrast" when they explain material. More often than not, there is "no wrong answer."
In many other countries, there is never more than one answer to a question. Everything is taught and learned by Rote. The teacher teaches the lesson.....and gives the correct answers. Students are expected to memorize and repeat, word for word, what the teacher imparts. This type of education leaves no room for creative interpretation.
Both methods of instruction are valid. Neither way to teach is wrong. The two systems are just very, very different. Moving from one system to the other is extremely difficult...if not impossible.

Good and Gracious God:  Life is hard. Change is very hard to accept and to learn. Give us patience to learn and to accept the gifts and graces of others. Show us how to embrace our differences. Lord, we love you and we need you. Come into our hearts and bless ALL of us.