https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg Through the lens of a teacher, ask a young adult immigrant what particular challenge the family faced in the public school system when moving to the United States. en-us 2017-02-21 00:01:35 UTC 2017-05-17 03:08:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/159545876 I would like to know what it was like assimilating to American culture. Was there anything you felt like you had to change in order to be accepted?]]> 2017-03-13 00:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/159545876 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/159546095 Are there any cultural traditions your family still practices?]]> 2017-03-13 00:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/159546095 lbooz https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/161146461 2017-03-20 12:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/161146461 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/165999340 When you came you had been separated from your family for some time, how did you adjust to being apart and then coming back together again?]]> 2017-04-12 00:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/165999340 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166099499 Did you or any of your siblings see themselves in the school literature they were exposed to? ]]> 2017-04-12 15:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166099499 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166099717 What were some actions taken by teachers and/or the school to ensure you had a comfortable transition into not only a new country but a new school lifestyle?]]> 2017-04-12 15:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166099717 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166101350 Did you and/or your siblings feel you had enough background knowledge on the topics being introduced through books? Were there any books or topics that were entreating, something you never knew before?]]> 2017-04-12 15:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166101350 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166103591 What was the makeup of your school and classroom when you came to the U.S.? Who was the prominent minority in where you moved to?]]> 2017-04-12 15:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166103591 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166104099 What was the most difficult part of transitioning to a new school, and your school specifically?]]> 2017-04-12 15:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166104099 jdutton2 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166109666 Did you feel that books allowed you to make connections to the struggles that other characters were facing? Did that help you with your struggles?  ]]> 2017-04-12 15:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166109666 https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166625981 How did you handle being 16 and pregnant in a culture where you were not familiar. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mconstantino/te1jpavtnuqg/wish/166625981