The Importance Of Learning Spanish And English

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We live in an area which contains many different types of individuals. We have different type of individuals in our area; which all have different backgrounds and cultures. My first language was Spanish; and I learned English throughout my elementary and middle school years. Growing up with Spanish being my first language has been a great quality of mine because I believe that learning Spanish is harder than learning English. I am extremely happy and thankful that I learned Spanish and English because it is truly amazing to know both languages. Both languages are the two most languages used in the valley, which is the area in which I grew up.
When I was growing up I began my pre-k and Kindergarten years in English classes. They ended up moving
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I believe that my teachers could of made it clear to me that I couldn’t be absent on the days of the test and would let me know ahead of time when the tests would be conducted. If I would of passed the English assessments sooner I would have been able to be in English classes at an earlier age. Not being able to be in English classes at an earlier age might want to damage my future knowledge as a teacher, but I believe that my heart is so willing to learn and begin my teaching career at my maximum potential. I also believe that a lot of my bilingual teachers focused a lot in teaching in Spanish when it should have been 50% in Spanish and 50% in English. I believe that this could be something that could eventually affect me with my language background as a future bilingual teacher, but I also believe that with strength and willingness I’ll be able to obtain all the knowledge needed that I couldn’t obtain at a younger age by my teachers in public …show more content…
I will have to make sure and focus in teaching my students what is necessary for them to know, so they can be able to master the assessments that will need to be given to my students. I’m eager to become an exceptional teacher who will be an intentional teacher. I am aware that the entire school system will might put a lot of emphasis on making sure our students pass all their tests. As an eager future educator that I am I will make sure that pressure given to me will not get in the way of my teaching

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