It seems to me that the ties the students have to their cultural identity is very important to them. One way I feel that they keep ties with who they are as people is through speaking Spanish. Speaking Spanish amongst themselves seemed like it was a way they would connect to one another. Each time I went in to observe, I would inevitably get asked by a student what my ethnicity was as well as if I could speak Spanish. Quite often the students would speak to me in Spanish and ask me questions about the material in Spanish. Anytime Mrs. Malner would speak to the class in Spanish, they would go into a joyous frenzy.
