This was my favorite school, partly because I had relaxed enough to talk directly with students, rather than just observing, and partly because the students spoke English so well. I had sat next to English teacher Anny Salazar Cordero during a bus ride the day before and she impressed me by asking if I had seen what I expected to see and whether there was something in particular I wanted to observe. I told her I was interested in whether girls were pursuing a college education and she told me that the public universities, which are free, are extremely competitive. A student could be the valedictorian and still not be admitted to university. So I was pleasantly surprised when two of our tour guides, Nadia and Maryori, told me they planned to study law and psychology, respectively, in university. While Peruvian schools only require two hours of English instruction per week, Dora Mayer School has an English club. Members printed business cards with their name and email and the school's logo and handed them to visitors. The former club president, Gabriel Flores, served as master of ceremony for our welcome. He will be attending Columbia College, a private art school in Chicago next year where he plans to study film.
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Karen CusolitoI am a National Board Certified Teacher of English at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. I also advise the student newspaper, which is an elective class. When I am not teaching, you can find me traveling, hiking with my dog, or doing yoga. Guiding Questions:
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