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t "rand #apid! Pu lic $i%& 'c&ool and in turn etter under!tand t&e !tudent! t&at ( )ill e teac&in% it i! i*portant to look at t&e de*o%rap&ic! of t&e di!trict for t&eir !c&ool. Wit&in *y cla!!roo* and cla!!e! t&at ( a* teac&in% t&e a+era%e nu* er of !tudent! in eac& cla!! i! approxi*ately 30 !tudent! con!i!tin% of ,re!&*en and 'op&o*ore!. All of t&e !tudent! !peak En%li!& a! t&eir pri*ary lan%ua%e !o t&ere i! no real lan%ua%e defect t&at )e &a+e to deal )it&. (n t&e 3rd &our cla!! t&ere are !e+eral !tudent! )&o &a+e learnin% di!a ilitie! of !o*e !ort and to &elp t&e* )e &a+e a teac&er aid )&o !it! in on t&e cla!! a! )ell and take! note! to &elp !tudent! !tudy later and to al!o &elp t&e* durin% cla!! )&en t&ey need it. 'tudent! are typically !et up in %roup! of t&ree or four for re%ular cla!! period! and t&en rearran%ed into ro)! for te!t!. T&e daily routine con!i!t! of ein% )elco*ed to cla!! and fro* t&ere )e %o o+er a fe) +oca ulary )ord!. We %o t&ou%& a out four eac& cla!! and t&rou%& t&i! )e co+er t&e !tate re-uired +oca ulary a! )ell a! )ell people and place! t&at *y teac&er dee*! i*portant. ,ro* t&ere )e %o on to t&e le!!on for t&e day. and fro* t&ere a !&ort )rap up at t&e end of cla!! to tie t&in%! to%et&er. T&e Ea!t "rand #apid! Pu lic 'c&ool /i!trict i! a relati+ely !*all !c&ool di!trict. 0u!t under t&ree !-uare *ile!. Al!o. t&e area i! a rat&er )ealt&y !c&ool di!trict )it& t&e *ean inco*e per &ou!e&old 0u!t elo) one &undred t&ou!and dollar!. Wit& a population 0u!t o+er ele+en t&ou!and people it i! a rat&er den!e and ur an area. T&e *a0ority of t&e ten t&ou!and people )&o li+e t&ere are )&ite con!i!tin% for o+er 123 of t&e total population. Bot& t&e co**unity and t&e !c&ool are &i%&ly do*inated y )&ite indi+idual!. Ea!t "rand #apid! Pu lic $i%& 'c&ool

con!i!t! of a out 143 )&ite !tudent! )&ile t&e !econd &i%&e!t i! African A*erican! at 2.53. T&i! all &a! an effect on &o) t&e !c&ool i! run. Alt&ou%& ( )a! una le to find any infor*ation on t&e !c&ool oard it )ould e intere!tin% to !ee &o) di+er!ity i! reflected in t&at area of !c&ool leader!&ip. 6ne of t&e key t&in%! t&at *y teac&er explained to *e i! t&at all of t&e !tudent! t&at %o to Ea!t "rand #apid! Pu lic $i%& 'c&ool &a+e t&e %oal of %oin% to colle%e. T&ere are fe) to no !tudent! )&o 0u!t co*e to t&e !c&ool ecau!e t&ey &a+e to and need a place to %o in order to %et a &i%& !c&ool education. T&e !tudent! t&at %o &ere )ant to learn and )ant to e tau%&t t&in%! t&at )ill *ake t&e* *ore prepared for future colle%e experience!. ( elie+e t&at t&i! lar%ely influence! )&at you )ant to teac& t&e !tudent!. (n t&i! ca!e. t&ey &a+e a *oti+ation to learn !o you can pu!& t&e !tudent! and you &a+e t&e a ility to !&o) t&e* t&in%! t&at t&ey )ill u!e in t&e future and t&ey )ill &a+e a *oti+ation to learn and *a!ter t&e* !o t&at )&en t&ey %et into colle%e t&ey )ill e *ore ready for )&at t&ey &a+e to do. To etter under!tand a !c&ool and t&e !tudent! in it under!tandin% t&e area around t&e !c&ool i! e!!ential.

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