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  • PS 71 Rose E Scala
  • Bronx, NY
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

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My students share a common thread: they all want to learn. They each have learning goals and those goals are varied. Some students want to be able to write a sentence by the end of the first grade, while others want to be able to write a short story. Their goals are based on their individual learning needs and capabilities, and I will strive to have each student reach each of their goals, pushing them further than they think they can go. My students are mostly from low-wage families. This is a working community and many of the students come from newly immigrant families. The families are here to work and better themselves, searching for the American Dream. The students are here to learn. All of their "school learning" has to get done at school. Parents are too busy working or do not speak the language, and cannot help their children at home. Many of my students feel like school is their home. My students are lovely, happy, excited children. They need lots of love and hugs from me!

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My students share a common thread: they all want to learn. They each have learning goals and those goals are varied. Some students want to be able to write a sentence by the end of the first grade, while others want to be able to write a short story. Their goals are based on their individual learning needs and capabilities, and I will strive to have each student reach each of their goals, pushing them further than they think they can go. My students are mostly from low-wage families. This is a working community and many of the students come from newly immigrant families. The families are here to work and better themselves, searching for the American Dream. The students are here to learn. All of their "school learning" has to get done at school. Parents are too busy working or do not speak the language, and cannot help their children at home. Many of my students feel like school is their home. My students are lovely, happy, excited children. They need lots of love and hugs from me!

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