It doesn’t take an extensive literature review or an exhaustive tour of programs to see that dual language immersion programs exponentially improve educational outcomes when implemented correctly… So why doesn’t every district in the nation turn to dual language immersion? Why doesn’t every University have a rich Middle Eastern Studies department? One could get the wrong idea.
Category: Ecuador
Missing Ecuador
Como la tierra a la lluvia Como el mar espera al rio Así espero tu regreso A la tierra del olvido … Esta cancion fue muy popular cuando estaba en Ecuador, la canto en mi miente, y pienso en regresar a este lugar que me despertaron a mi tantas cosas
Minding the Gap: In defense of the Gap Year or study abroad experience for stateside high school graduates
Because I teach high school, I see first hand struggles that students sometimes have when high school ends and the time to go to college begins. Senior year can be overwhelming, and it’s not even the beginning. Some youth transition with no big deal. Some already have their paths set out. And some are just…
El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba (Nobody writes to the Colonel)
I took a major in Spanish Lit in college and wangled my way onto a study abroad in Ecuador in 95. I could safely say that those 4 months were among the most transformative I have experienced yet. Largely it was due to a whitewater rafting trip in the Ecuadoran jungle. The water in the…
