Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-2014
Department 1
English
Abstract
I watched my 6-year-old hover around the periphery of the table, unable to find somewhere to sit. The cafeteria was a cacophony of little voices, Spanish and English, tumbling over each other, her classmates sitting close and waiting to be dismissed to homeroom.
I couldn’t help but notice how different Noelle looked from most of the children, with her liquid blond hair and saucerlike blue eyes. [excerpt]
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This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Christin. "Unwrapping the Comfort of Sameness With Spanish Immersion Elementary School." Motherlode Blog in The New York Times (October 10, 2014).
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/unwrapping-the-comfort-of-sameness-with-spanish-immersion-elementary-school/
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