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books, music, bright classrooms, kind teachers

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books, music, bright classrooms, kind teachers

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only American Indian student at this school

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only American Indian student at this school

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teachers were mean and made students feel ashamed

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teachers were mean and made students feel ashamed

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music, arts, freedom, teachers taught with "heart and feeling for the children" pg. 56

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music, arts, freedom, teachers taught with "heart and feeling for the children" pg. 56

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mentor teacher that introduced her to the arts and being creative

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mentor teacher that introduced her to the arts and being creative

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where she finally learned to write in English

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where she finally learned to write in English

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practiced and learned how to converse in English

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practiced and learned how to converse in English

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her first impression of nuns was negative, she wished she had the words to speak in English to tell the nun she was wrong

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her first impression of nuns was negative, she wished she had the words to speak in English to tell the nun she was wrong

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-Lakota
-wasicu
-reservation

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The author does not write in a linear narrative, jumping back and forth between different times in her life which can be confusing at times. I wanted her to go into more detail how was she "silenced" at the government school, especially since this reading is from the section "The Child's Struggle against Silencing."  I also wanted to know how she ending up changing schools or more about the life on the reservation.
This was an interesting read as it described three different types of school: public, reservation, and private.  It's sad how badly the American Indian students were treated at the government school.  On pg. 58, she says that she was a "shadow of a happy girl." It must have been awful going from a nice school to a terrible school. What kind of school has no books? That was very shocking to me.  It was also sad how the nun treated her since I thought that nuns were supposed to be helpful and caring, especially for the poor and needy.  This shows how important first impressions are, even on young children.
How were teachers chosen for schools at the reservation?
How did she end up at the Catholic School?
What was taught at the reservations, since she still couldn't read or write after attending there for a few years?