This first case is about a boy, Richard Rodriguez, who struggled with the task of trying to find some sort of a comfort zone and/or a compromise between his Spanish-speaking roots and living in and going to school in a predominantly English-speaking community. Richard lived in a household with three other siblings as well as his two parents. When first beginning school, he knew roughly fifty scattered words of English and found it more than difficult to keep up with classmates. Seeing that Richard hardly participated in class discussion, if at al

It took John quite some time to find out where it was that his talents lay, and even when he did, at least in terms of his love of architecture and design, he was not encouraged to develop these strengths. He was encouraged, instead, to stick to the designed curriculum only. How many talents get lost and fall through the cracks for this very reason? How many grow up to be afraid to try, afraid of failure?

However, his extra work on his reading over the summer (as was the bargain allowing him to be passed on to second grade) didn’t help him advance much at all. He continued to struggle in second grade and even through elementary and middle school. At the same time that he was trying to come to terms with his reading difficulties, he discovered new strengths in other areas such as music and art/architecture and design. He really excelled when it came to math; he founds his love here. He was even set up with special an advanced math correspondence course in algebra. He took an IQ test and found himself receiving much praise and attention for his scores, though he pointed out his view that if this test focused more on verbal skills, he would have been looked over and remained unacknowledged for his talents. He would have been seen only for his weaknesses, and not his impressive strengths. What could be done to remedy other such situations?

At first, Richard seemed to notice some benefits, and he began to get more and more comfortable with this new language. However, he soon found that his lifestyle was beginning to alter as well. His family began to loose their tight connection and bond that existed through their culture. The Rodriguez family eventually mastered English after quite a struggle and constant practice, but at what cost to their family culture? Thus, I will now be analyzing learning about the culture of schooling.

Eventually, his teachers grew concerned as he really struggled with reading. They decided to stop by the house to speak with his parents. They voiced their concerns and offered that if the family practiced their English-speaking at home, the children might prosper. So, being parents

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