Sister Mary teaches women and men on three floors of the correctional center. She has been in this ministry for more than three years. Before this, she taught adult education for eleven years but, still, this job is demanding. Remarkably, she teaches all high school subjects at all levels including math and improved reading skills. It s tiring, but satisfying.
Sister passes through at least two security gates.
Then she checks in at a unit-control desk before going to the classroom. Officers are very cooperative and supportive of my ministry, she said. They want these men and women to succeed. As many as fifteen students will be in a classroom. Sister Mary uses a computer notebook with specialized software aimed at students needs.