Knowledge of Elders Stream Into Area Classrooms

Maria Glod:

"You don't learn if you don't listen," Gundersen said, quieting the pair just a little.

"We have to respect each other," Erin acknowledged, nodding his head.

Gundersen, a 30-year veteran of the State Department who comes to Birney one afternoon each week to talk with Erin about history or homework or life, is among a growing cadre of older adults and retirees who volunteer regularly in schools across the country, helping children learn to read, practice multiplication tables and learn geography.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 21, 2006 9:53 PM
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