Dragonfly

  Student's Shadowing  The student's shadowing assignment had a devastating impact on my role as an educator and lead teacher. I decided to shadow a newcomer—an immigrant student from the Dominican Republic. My day started with a super exciting and dynamic science class. I was eager to learn and tried not to lose sight of my purpose. I had high expectations about this day and observing the student's academic performance. In the Living Environment class, there was a happy and welcoming atmosphere. The teacher did constant comprehension checks, and at least 80 percent of the class was engaged. For privacy reasons or to call my shadowed student Student X.  S student X joined our school about three months ago in the middle of Covid 19. His English is very limited. I wanted to shadow Student X because he represented a community in high need in our school and as an immigrant myself who struggled with the language in high school and identified the challenges newcomers face every...