Childhood memories persuaded me to become a teacher. Being a Mexican-American growing up in a family of ten siblings with an English speaking father and a Spanish speaking mother was the best thing that ever happened to me. I loved living in the riches of two cultures, two languages, and absolutely relished celebrating Mexican and American customs and traditions all under one roof. Little did I know that one of my worlds would be crumbled to shame by my third grade teacher, Mrs. Johnston. It happened during a reading discussion that I decided to share my thoughts about the story we had just read. Mrs. Johnston asked me to approach her desk and commanded that I place my hand on her desk. Without warning she whacked it, hard, with the dreadful "paddle" I never had feared before this day. Her comment, "Don't ever speak Spanish in my classroom ever again. Do you understand?" I replied, "Yes, Mrs. Johnston", but in my mind and heart I really could not understand how the language I loved and used to communicate with my mother, friends and siblings was marked punishable by paddle. I quickly learned, Spanish was not tolerated in my classroom, or school for that matter, and it was not long before I assimilated to the ways of our school system and learned that it was best to forget and dishonor my Mexican culture. My voice as an eager student hungry for knowledge and acceptance turned to the quiet girl that never voiced her thoughts, concerns, or opinions in fear that I would accidentally speak the prohibited language, Spanish, and fall upon the paddle-consequence. My teachers never got to know about the wealth of knowledge I had, my curiosities, who I was, where I came from or, even worse, if I understood what was being discussed in class or whether I was learning. .
I made it through my middle and high school years as a student stripped away of her Mexican culture, only to find my stripes again as an adult while taking literature classes towards a business degree in college.
Wes is torn between loyalty to his family and the law. This causes a series of problems. Montana 1948 is a story about a sheriff family in a small town. The family has to face a crisis whether they should choose the loyalty to their family or the law. The characters in the story find themselves t...
While in jail, another African American teacher Grant Wiggins, tries to teach Jefferson to die with dignity. ... Why I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this?" ... Another place where it is illustrated that Jefferson might actually be understanding why he must die with dignity is when Grant says, " I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be. ... The last situation is when Jefferson is now ready to die with dignity, proven in his journal entry and he says in his diary, " Good by mr wiggin tell them im strong tell them im a man"...
Wes is torn between loyalty to his family and the law. This causes a series of problems. Montana 1948 is a story about a sheriff family in a small town. The family has to face a crisis whether they should choose the loyalty to their family or the law. The characters in the story find themselves t...
But then that day when my teacher asked every student in the class room what there fathers do , everyone but me I couldn't understand why , so I asked. ... So that day I went home and asked my mother why she doesn't want me to know who my father is . ... I always wondered why she was always video taping me and taking pictures of me every time we went somewhere special or I got something in the mail. ... My mom was one of the Pre school teachers at my school so she kept a very good watch on me so that's on of the reasons I was mostly good. ... Im still very proud of my f...
This time of not playing gave me time to think of to myself just why they did not like me just because I was white. ... To this day I have never seen that guy who tackled me again but next time I do see him maybe I will just ask him why, why he hates me and maybe get to know him, if he allows me to. ... Im not aware of anything authority or the President is doing to try to stop these hate crimes. ... Finally one day the teacher called him a word that put down his Italian heritage. ... I feel real bad for my grandpa that his own teacher put him down like that and there was nothing he could d...
My brains dead weight, Im tryin to get my head straight but I cant figure out which Spice Girl I wanna impregnate (Umm..) ... "Then why's your face red? ... Well since age twelve, I've felt like Im someone else Cause I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt Got pissed off and ripped Pamela Lee's tits off And smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross I smoke a fat pound of grass and fall on my a-- faster than a fat b---h who sat down too fast Come here s--t. ... The reason that law was passed was because many angry parents sued artists and/o...
Why do our students usually feel it difficult to follow the ordinary speed material? ... Thats why the building of a direct connection between information input and understanding is very important. ... The teaching methods are outdated and simplistic: 1 Im not accustomed to the teachers teaching method. 2 I havent grasped the methods of listening comprehension yet. ... The teacher should lead the students to get rid of the habit of word for word translation. ... Under the direction of the teacher, students will choose textbooks of different levels to meet their needs. ...
Why is it that nothing can ever go right? ... Now say that I turn this into my English teacher, who I can't stand, immediately I receive a C she doesn't even have to look at it and I know I am getting a C. ... Why, well I mean it's obviously not sexism right? No just because she is a teacher who has a sign on her podium which says Question Authority you better not question her or else you will pay for it with another letter grade deduction off of you next assignment guaranteed. ... So in the long run I managed to type out a whole bunch of crap that really doesn't mean a thi...
I think why music is so prevalent in our lives is that people are always in need of stimulation. ... I think that all kinds of music is great but lately im been a little skeptical in rap I think that musicians should consider in a positive message one that encourages wisdom or thought. ... It's much like school if u put effort in listening to the teacher you might be able to understand and enjoy the subject. I could find this to be true in listening to my favorite teacher Mr.bob . ...
