ABSS was nothing like I had imagined. I thought that it would be a school building similar to the ones here in the United States but it was not. The first thing I notice was that the school is location in a university campus. The second things that caught my attention was that although the school building is composed of only classrooms, there is still strict security around the area. The whole school is made up of at least seven small sections. There is the library section, the office section, the pre-school-2nd grade section, the 3rd-6th-grade section, the music/art and computer section, the cafeteria section and the restroom area. It surprised me to see how open the school area is because it does not resemble an American school building at all. The school buildings are run down and the restroom area is very small. But the classrooms are full of color and life. When I walked into Mrs. Alba’s classroom (where I stayed for my field experience), I noticed that the classroom resembled the size of my bedroom at home. It was very small and the walls and tables were
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He did say though that his favorite subject is Spanish because he gets to go home and tell his mom what he learned that day. He says it makes it easier for his mom to understand what he learned in Spanish class because he is able to express his feeling better in Spanish. During my time in the classroom, I had the chance to grade several student projects. When I came across Edgar’s writing, I noticed that he had a lot of trouble with putting his ideas in English. While reading his work he mixed up both Spanish and English thus making his writing harder to understand. I also had the opportunity to read to the class and work individually with students on their writing assignments for the day. They were grateful to have me there because I was able to answer any questions they might have
He did say though that his favorite subject is Spanish because he gets to go home and tell his mom what he learned that day. He says it makes it easier for his mom to understand what he learned in Spanish class because he is able to express his feeling better in Spanish. During my time in the classroom, I had the chance to grade several student projects. When I came across Edgar’s writing, I noticed that he had a lot of trouble with putting his ideas in English. While reading his work he mixed up both Spanish and English thus making his writing harder to understand. I also had the opportunity to read to the class and work individually with students on their writing assignments for the day. They were grateful to have me there because I was able to answer any questions they might have