Well, the fact is they're not prepared to learn a lot. I would stick close to basic lesson plans. If basic lesson plans don't exist, I'd make them up. Basic is important because that's the most one can really expect from most students. If, at some future point, some of them perchance develop a degree of sophistication regarding knowledge, that's to their benefit. If you can teach them something about how to learn things, that's probably what they need the most.
In general though, I try to keep focused very closely on the human and interpersonal dimension. You are there together in the same room. What they can learn from you - and what they need most - is how to relate to themselves and other humans in beneficial, intelligent, sensitive, positive, and constructive ways.
Learn their names quickly, try to understand their personalities, attitudes, backgrounds, home situations, and their level of ability. Relate to them as much as possible as individual human beings. Work with them and share enthusiasm that they are learning things daily. They are. What you can do is to make sure some of the things they are learning are good things to learn.
If your expectations have more to do with what you want than what they really need, they are unrealistic expectations.
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