First Day of School in a Strange Land
Decatur, Georgia ( Lat: 33.7743 / Long: -84.256 )
Many children show up on the first day of kindergarten scared of a new place, a tall new teacher and strangers sitting in the desks next to them. But imagine how overwhelming it might be if that child had just come from a war zone in Sudan, and didn’t even speak the language class was being taught in.
In a touching post on the New York Times’ Lesson Plans blog, Christina Shunnarah, a kindergarten teacher at the International Community School in Decatur, Georgia, shares the story of Luca, a young Sudanese refugee who showed up in her class last year and promptly ran out the door.
Read the full story here: Student in a Strange Land
Posted By: Michael Graham | September 16, 2008 | Comments (0)
