Becoming Something Different

This reading really put me in the shoes of someone else and helped me to understand what shaped her identity and how children form their identities. It adds a logical element to a somewhat abstract idea of identity. The demographic of her school was much like my school I am teaching which is majority Hispanic. Many of the children do poorly on the English assessments and it can hinder their academic performance as a whole. It goes to show that knowing English is a huge power that many of us take for granted, not understanding English makes it very hard for students that are ESL and we must be compassionate toward them. Being bilingual can be a big advantage in society these days and it is not just a negative thing to be ESL, if you can come to a mastery of both it is a very marketable skill. This story really made me think about the ESL children in my class and makes me want to reach out to them.