Robert Chirico
Robert Chirico, my dad, spent 7 years of his life growing up in Okinawa, Japan. His dad was in the Air Force and was stationed at the base in the island. He moved there when he was in Kindergarten. He attended a school off base for both American kids and Japanese kids. They spoke both English and Japanese in the classroom. This made it very challenging for the teachers to try and keep all of the kids speaking different languages caught up on work that was the right grade level for each student of many different ages. Because of this challenge, most of the students fell behind.
In sixth grade Robert and his parents moved from okinawa japan back to the U.S. .They moved to Aurora, Colorado, and put robert in sixth grade in a public school. When Robert started school, the teachers quickly found out that Robert was very far behind. He tested in reading at a second grade level. This made him feel very frustrated and lonely, especially since he was placed in Special Needs classes with lots of kids who were physically and mentally disabled. He felt like he didn’t belong in this classroom and thought the teachers had made a big mistake. …show more content…
This kid picked on Robert a lot. When they got in fights, they were sent to the principles office. The priniciple made them do their work in her office together. Eventually, Robert and the kid that he had fought with over and over discovered that they had lots of things in common. They became good friends and started faking fights just so they could work together in the principles office. The other kids in the school continued to pick on Robert, but he didn’t let it bother him so much anymore. He would get away from the mean kids by going to the principles office to work when he felt
Robert Chirico, my dad, spent 7 years of his life growing up in Okinawa, Japan. His dad was in the Air Force and was stationed at the base in the island. He moved there when he was in Kindergarten. He attended a school off base for both American kids and Japanese kids. They spoke both English and Japanese in the classroom. This made it very challenging for the teachers to try and keep all of the kids speaking different languages caught up on work that was the right grade level for each student of many different ages. Because of this challenge, most of the students fell behind.
In sixth grade Robert and his parents moved from okinawa japan back to the U.S. .They moved to Aurora, Colorado, and put robert in sixth grade in a public school. When Robert started school, the teachers quickly found out that Robert was very far behind. He tested in reading at a second grade level. This made him feel very frustrated and lonely, especially since he was placed in Special Needs classes with lots of kids who were physically and mentally disabled. He felt like he didn’t belong in this classroom and thought the teachers had made a big mistake. …show more content…
This kid picked on Robert a lot. When they got in fights, they were sent to the principles office. The priniciple made them do their work in her office together. Eventually, Robert and the kid that he had fought with over and over discovered that they had lots of things in common. They became good friends and started faking fights just so they could work together in the principles office. The other kids in the school continued to pick on Robert, but he didn’t let it bother him so much anymore. He would get away from the mean kids by going to the principles office to work when he felt