How many children participated in the CCP?
In New Haven the average was around 10-12. Record attendance was 18 kids in one session. In Pittsburgh, I usually have 3-5 in the after school program and 15-25 in the summer program. To put these numbers in perspective, in Taiwan I usually taught classes of 15 – 20 students. • What age range participated? I tried to design it for around third grade and up. I had the occassional Kindergartener try his hand at it and I have several first and second graders who did very well. The oldest participating child in New Haven was 12 years old. (Though there was a 25 year old who hung around for the heck of it once.) • With all the mistakes in the comics, why aren’t you teaching them spelling and grammar? I did, but only if they asked me to help. Some students asked for help spelling words and making sentences. Other students just like forging ahead on their own. As one of the library staff told me, students look to these kinds of activities to relax and have fun, so they can “escape” the rigors
