Host teacher Thalia Calderon welcomed us to her school, where we toured classrooms in small groups. I visited an English class where students took turns interviewing us: Where are you from? What is your favorite music? What is your favorite Peruvian food? My colleague Agnes Zapata, gave a presentation on her school, Fremont High School in Oakland, and passed out letters from her students as well as sentence starters so the students could write back. Out on the school yard, I gave away about 25 comic books that I picked up from my local public library, which was giving them away. These were very popular and I wish I had brought more. Stella Maris has more than 1,000 students in primary and secondary grades. They attend in morning or afternoon shifts. I asked a teacher if older students worked after-school jobs. She said they were more likely to work in the mornings, with their parents, preparing and selling food or snacks on the street. We toured various classrooms, including one that had "practice active listening" and "respect the opinions of others" written on the whiteboard in Spanish, under the gaze of a framed photo of Jesus. We returned to the earlier English room, where the desks had been cleared away so that two pairs of students could demonstrate folklorico dances. By this time, it was about 5 p.m. We were offered tuna fish sandwiches, cookies and tea.
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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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