Michael+Gates

Sandra entered the lobby of the bakery and became worried because her teacher had invaded her personal time. Mr. and Ms. Vasquez noticed the change in Sandra and asked her to join her conversation. They asked her if she understood the assignments that were given in class. Sandra responded that she, of course understood; but, she is having a hard time seeing the board. She also stated she likes her class, and the students, but she feels like she does not have anything in common with her peers.  Ms. Jackson said there are several things the other students have in common and when they return to school the next day they will have get to know you better.

Assignments that will allow her to bring some of her culture into the class room to help her feel included. Ms Jackson also asked Sandra if she was sitting too far away from the board and would prefer a seat in middle of the class or the front of the class.  Sandra said she would try a seat in the middle of the class and if she still could not see she would try a seat in the the front. She said in South America she always sat in the back of the classroom with her friends and had no problem seeing and that recently her eyes started to bother her  

 Part III   We believe the next best thing to do is to have an intervention between the two parents, Sandra, the principal, and Ms Jackson. It would be a good idea to have a translator who speaks Portuguese there too. This meeting would be the best way to introduce ideas to her parents. They would probably be more impressed because of the principal and teacher both being there. The translator would help to get the ideas across to the parents and the communication would be then being clear.  Her parents can speak some English and understand some of America's culture it would just be better if a translator helped out.  Let us give an example of how this type of meeting might go as we see it. We have included the translator speaking here let’s call the translator speaking “our side” and parents being “parents” and of course Sandra is Sandra. <span style="font-size: 12pt; background: rgb(255,136,136); font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> Our side: We are very pleased that you can take these few minutes, from<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> your busy schedule, to discuss this important matter with us and Sandra. We are aware that Sandra has to work at your bakery while going to school. At times there must be difficult balancing the time for Sandra to do her homework as well as time to do work. You are aware that we think a lot of Sandra and we think that she has what it takes to succeed in the United States of America. There are so many other students that are going to be university graduates and we are sure that Sandra should be in this group too if we could reach an understand  The Parents: "At this time we are only just getting our bakery off the ground we don’t see how it would be possible to have the kind of money we would need to send Sandra to College." 

Our side: "You may think that four years is a long way off but it really isn’t. Keep in mind that in the future Sandra's income will only be half what it could be without a college education. You are aware that Sandra is a very curious person and college will help her with this. Maybe she will have the educational and the desire to help you start a chain of bakeries. Besides there are so many ways to get money for college in America. There are student loans, grants, and scholarships for Sandra to get and earn. The most important thing is for her to have the time she needs to do her homework and to get good grades. We are sure that she can do it if she has your support."

The Parents: "Well, we have not thought of college in this way before. We never thought of expanding our bakeries before now. If we are successful with one we guess that we could even franchise our concept. I read somewhere that this is how many large frims in America have really become so big. I just read about un-French bakeries (Brazilian Bakeries) in Atlanta, Boston and Mount Vernon, Virginia. Our chain of bakeries would be better because of my grandmother's recipes. We think that we have the traditional and new baked goods and we have the ambition to start a big chain. Our real hope is that Sandra will succeed at something she wants to do. We agree to cut her hours some and help her any way that we can. We will start to save for her college fund starting immediately." 

Sandra: "Wow, this is great! I can hardly wait to go to college. Maybe I can get grades that are good enough to start early I will do everything I can to make the best grades that I can so that I can get a scholarship. I hate for my parents to use their money, when they need to put it into their business. Maybe I could help them with new bakeries. I think we need a name for thim if we are going to expand. The name I came up with is Free Beginnings or Novo Primordios in our native language. "http://www.westchestermagazine <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Since Sandra's quality of work has been declining since her move to the United States, her teacher has been concerned about what the cause could be. Her teacher talks to Sandra's parents and her parents agree to get Sandra into a physician for a full medical exam. Meanwhile, Sandra's teacher sends her to talk with the school counselor about any issue that Sandra may have. Sandra received a full medical exam and it was found that Sandra has a condition in her eyes called Trachoma, which can lead to blindness. Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez have agreed to take Sandra to the doctor for a complete physical exam. The exam will include a vision and hearing test. We have tested Sandra and discovered that she is, at the moment, behind in her reading fluency and behind in her reading ability too. We have talked this over with the Special Education Teacher and the Principal and we all believe this is because she has newly arrived from Brazil.

According to the conversations that we have had with her we understand that she was at the top of her class in Brazil. She is very anxious to be at the top again but it seems to her that she can never catch up with her situation. She never has enough time to do everything that she needs to do. She has demands in school demands at home and demands in the family's bakery. At home she is expected to take care of Ramon, her younger brother, when she isn’t doing anything else. She said to her teacher, “It seems like I am beneath a wheel that continues to run over me again and again. She says "She wishes she had never come to America. Her life was easier in Brazil and better there too." <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Ms. Jackson (the teacher) asked Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez (the parents) if they would like to come to Sandra's class to talk to the students about Brazil. This would be a way to make all of the parents and students feel more a part of her class, Ms. Jackson would like to have the students and their parents share information about their families, beliefs and culture believing that the more the students know about each other, the more understanding and compassion the students will have for each other, and the world they live in. Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez have offered to bring Portuguese foods and pastries for the students to taste as well as pictures of the geography of their country, music and Portuguese art work. Ms. Jackson is encouraged after her meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez. She feels that they have the same hopes and aspirations for Sandra as she does. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

Ms. Vasquez called Ms. Jackson to tell her the results of Sandra's medical exam. Unfortunately Sandra has an eye disease that could lead to her eventual blindness. The Vasquez's are devastated but are optimistic that Ms. Jackson can help Sandra through individualized instruction that builds on her strengths and capabilities. Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez want their daughter to be independent and strong. Ms. Jackson wants Sandra to become confident in her so that she can be her own best advocate. <span style="background: white; color: navy; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Ms Jackson has been trying to meet with her parents to discuss Sandra academic progress since she arrived in America. The bakery has a very busy schedule so Ms. Jackson decides to visit her parents at the shop before it closes. Ms. Jackson has brought Sandra's class portfolio to demonstrate her progress. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Ms. Jackson mmet with Mr. and Ms. Vasquez at their bakery. This was done after the bakery was closed and then the conference began. Ms. Jackson learned that Sandra was a social butterfly in Brazil and she had several friends. It was also onfirmed that she had a very good grades and never had any difficulties learning. Mr. and Ms. Vasquez found it hard to believe Sandra was not succeeding and wanted to know why her grades were slipping. Ms. Jackson began to go through Sandra's portfolio. Immediately Mr. and Ms. Vasquez stated that this was not Sandra's handwriting to make a real evaluation. Ms. Jackson admitted it did not match the work she brought with her from her homeland and thought it was something wrong with the samples.

Ms. Jackson suggested that Sandra sit in a different place in the classroom and maybe her handwriting would improve due to better access to the blackboard and better light to help her see. . Sandra entered the lobby of the bakery and became worried because her teacher had invaded her personal time. Mr. and Ms. Vasquez noticed the change in Sandra and asked her to join her conversation. They asked her she understood the assignments that were given in class. Sandra responded of course she understands but she is having a hard time seeing the board. She also stated she likes her class and the students but she feels like she does not have anything in common with her peers. [|http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Financial-Industry/Danisco-starts-Dulcaden-roll-out-with-Brazilian-bakery] [|http://www.yelp.com/biz/brazilian-bakery-marietta] [] [] [|Brazilian--031.jpg] Okay, what I think about using Wiki in a group. How I thought it worked, or if it did worked or not Frankly, I did not like using Wiki in a group. Let me break this down I somewhat liked the Wiki. It seemed to be a good way for a group of people to input into a group project. I believe it could be much better. Maybe there is a way to express what was done in a better way. Let is call this
 * __Reflections about the Wiki/Group Method__**

There should be a Draft main copy that everyone puts material into. Each day each member in the group puts material in and it is tagged as the day's posting. Then each person makes comments back to the group in a chat line. The comments say "This is a good idea but shouldn't we add... and shouldn't we leave out..."
 * "Group Draft and individual input"**

What I am most confused about is what each of us are supposed to do next. Because there is no real structure in what we are doing I am stressed out beccause I am not sure what to do next. What I don't like is if you do Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 then have it torn apart or not used at all.
 * Comments**

This is frustrating and not what I thought Graduate school would be like. Also, the functions that are in MSWord should be in Wiki. For example F7 means nothing in Wiki. Wiki is a lot less prowerful and later than MSWord so it is Wiki that should be in line with MSWord. I do not see how the text editor even works. When I feel this way I feel "less than" the rest of the group. I believe that my idea, that is listed above, would get rid of this feeling. With this type of method there is accountability in who did what, there is accountability demonstrating progress.