An Indian father’s plea

I think that the story of An Indian father's plea, it show us how tuff can be for someone from a different culture to start something as simple as going to school, Wind-Wolf which is a 5 year old Indian kid was face with the reality of adjusting to a new culture system, since he was 3 years old, he already has been introduce to many different religions and had learned many need things, however he was consider an slow learner maybe it was because he was caught between two worlds. He was also exposed to first case of racism. He felt like he did not belong there, I think that as features teacher we have to identify this issues from start, and we have to appreciate other peoples cultures, so we can understand it better, he might not be a slow learner, he is intimidate by all of this, like when the students in his class laughed at him, he was very embarrass. I remember when I was 13 years old and I came to the United States for the first time, I was somewhat shy because I did not know the language and didn't know what to expect from school, therefore I can very well understand what this 5 year old child is felling.

second week at flynn

This week experience at Flynn Elementary school was a surprising one; I meet the teachers that I will be working with and one of them Ms Vargas is my uncle’s wife sister, so I felt comfortable because I knew her. It made me think about does children that go to school for the first time without knowing anything about their teacher or their school, we as adult do felt something similar but we have a different way to handle especial situations, it is due to the fact that we have a lot more experience in life than does children that just started school.

Prompt 1 First experience at Edmund W. flynn Elementary School

My first experience at Edmund W. Flynn Elementary School was great, ounce I was near the school I was able to notice that this elementary school is a couple of blocks from Rhode Island hospital so there is a lot of traffic all day, parking was not a problem, due to the fact that they have a lot of space for staff to park in the back of the school. Most of the houses in this neighborhood are ether 3 family houses or just buildings. Upon entering the school I had to wait a few minutes until someone open the door, so door are lock all day for securities reasons. The reading coach Ms Gallant was very excite and happy to see us, at the end she gave us a tour of the school, we spend most of the mourning taking about the different steps and process that we have to use went we are helping the students. I was very impress with the way they have the classes, the rooms were perfect a lot of pictures, very colorful and clean. This school is very diverse, 59% of the students are Hispanic, 31% are African American, 6% are white and 3% Asian. The performance progress of Edmund W. Flynn is a little below Rhode Island elementary schools, about 25% of the students are receiving ESL also know as Bilingual Education Services. One of the facts that surprise me the most was that about 50% of teachers in this school have been there 3 years or less.

First Blog

This is the first time that I write something on the Blog...... it feel a little different, so far it has been a journey coming back to school after been out of school for ten years. I'm very exited of everything that has happen so far, a lot of work a head of me, but I have to do the best that I can to complete my goals. I am taking four classes this semester for a total of 16 credit so I do have a lot of work in my shoulders.