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I was born in Aibonito.
I was born in a country where most of the people speak only Spanish (monolonguals) -
Move form Barranquitas to Mayaguez
Moving from a rural zone to an urban zone. A place where more people speak spanish and english.There are many bilingual persons. -
First day at school on a monolingual school.
As an urban place many people speak English -
Move to Barranquitas.
As a country town people do not speak English. -
Problems with the engish teachers
I Knew more English than the regular group I get separate from the group. -
Going to a new school.
Monolingual school but my english teacher do not speak spanish in the classroom. -
My first oral report
The teacher said that I pronounced very well to be startining. -
Starting to like the English class
The first time a nun teaches me. He explained everything very well and finally I became interested in English class again. -
Taking all my classes in English
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My parents changed me to a new schools
I did not like it.
After studying in a private school where teachers were demanding the right to get to a public school was frustrating. The classes were very simple and the topics were ones that had already studied. This made me lose all interest in studying. Everything achieved in the private school with my knowledge of English or math were lost. -
I graduated from high school
I graduate from a mololingual school.
And my knowledge and skills in the area of English still practically the same as I had in my last change of school. -
I graduated from college
I obtained a BA in Elementary Education. -
I started teaching at a monolingual school.
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Teaching First grade
As I specialize as elementary teacher began teaching in a first grade on a monolingual school.Teaching all classes except English. -
I started Master studies
I started my graduate studies at the Interamerican University.To major in elementary curriculum. -
Working with bilingual children on CADE
Cade was a special camp of the department of education for children with language barriers in Spanish. Most of them were children who came from the United States and did not have any knowledge in the Spanish language. -
Start teaching on a bilingual first grade