I was born and raised here in America, in an Italian household the only spoke English. Growing up I lived on the east end of long Island, in a community that was all middle class and Caucasian. Still to this day I live in a working middle class town on long Island which is mostly all white Americas. Because my community wasn’t as diverse as I grew up, I wasn’t as familiar with different cultures, ethnicity, and life styles outside of my own.
When I first walk into the head start program, I wasn’t sure what to except. I knew the children would be underprivileged but I was not expecting most of the class being not able to speak English that well, if any. This is due to a lot of the children’s family members being foreigners or it was due to
When I first walk into the head start program, I wasn’t sure what to except. I knew the children would be underprivileged but I was not expecting most of the class being not able to speak English that well, if any. This is due to a lot of the children’s family members being foreigners or it was due to