I found many of the suggested ideas at the end of chapter seven to be very interesting and many things I would have never thought of at first. But first, I am saddened by the fact that Patricia Schmidt has not kept in touch with Peley and Raji's family (p. 121). It would have been nice to know about the development of the two children over the years. Another fascinating thing to have know would have been how well Peley's family learned to handle America, especially with only what is "equivalent to an elementary education in Cambodia and Vietnam" (p.114).
Let down aside, I feel the best suggestion made in chapter seven was to bring a teacher of ESL or special education for a push in program at times. It really makes sense to give the children who are in the program not always feel singled out and allowing the other students to embrace the teacher as a member of the general education program. Also, by bringing in the teacher, it would allow the general education teacher and the special program teacher to align their lesson plans. The fact that Peley and Raji were missing valuable reading lessons and not having an in synced ESL program was a real draw back. Does anyone else think, by having a hybrid or full push in program, the two students would have done much better both socially and educationally?
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