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At my school there are students that struggle with different languages. This can be hard for them, because there are very few students in this school that do not speak more then one language. It is common in this school for many students to speak two or more languages. Sometimes it can be hard for them to understand other classmates, but get help from other classmates to understand what they were trying to say. It could also be hard on them if they have an internship that not requires a second language but could use one at times. So, students have to figure out ways to communicate in different ways, the great thing about this is that it is a great learning experience and a great skill builder. Rodriguez and Garcia have talked about being bilingual in schools. Garcia, " Translanguaging is a language practice of many bilingual American students in our classrooms." It helps students with ways to "teach both rigorous content and language for academic use."It makes students more confident and willing to work in schools, its positive and reassuring. Rodriguez had a powerful story and made it clear that it could be very hard to fit in somewhere not knowing a language and how hard it is to transition from one language to another. It affects school and family life, it not only affects the student in school but changes everything at home, because families have to change there way of living to help there child.

Also, at my school I learned that they do a lot when it comes to pride. LBGT is supported in the school and is not criticized but expected. Students have written papers on the topic and have done community service project and research projects to help support these people. I loved the positive message these students bring to awareness of struggles people go threw in the LBGT community.  August, "Movements shape attitudes and ideologies, and these attitudes and ideologies have physical and psychological consequences-particularly for LGBT youth".

There are students that come from different classes at this school as well. There are the students of poor families, middle class families and some are well off meaning they have money. Most of the students are in the poor or middle class category and very few wealthy. There are struggles getting supplies, because the families can not afford them, or there is issues getting food for the students to have lunch. The school realizes this hard situation, in return they help to supply the students with what they need to learn. Not many school are willing to do this, and not many schools can afford to do this. They support students so they do not feel left out or depressed about why they can not have something that others do have, just because they can not buy it because of there class. Kristof wants students to be able to this resource and so they can be better educated in our school system. If more schools could do this type of thing, the education systems could be so much better then what they are.




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