The Fourth Of July Is Beloved Of Americans–But Not All “Citizens” Think Of Themselves That Way...
By James Fulford on July 3, 2016
The blogger called "Education Realist" writes about the Test Score Gap and
her experiences teaching "kids these days", many of whom are immigrants
or the children of immigrants. A couple of weeks ago, "Education
Realist" ("Ed" for short) wrote this:
In addition to summer school, I’m teaching test prep all day Saturday, with populations very like the enrichment classes I taught until last year: 99% 1st or 2nd generation Asian.-go to links-
“I need a Saturday off over the 4th of July. Is there anyone here who absolutely can’t meet on a Sunday to make up that session?” The kids all seemed fine with it.
“Besides, look at the bright side–you’ll get the whole fourth of July weekend off!”
Yun snorted. “I’m not American. It’s not my holiday.”
I stopped cold. Just looked at him. And waited.
“It’s not me, it’s my parents. They weren’t born here; they don’t care about that.” ...
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