Today in SPED 200, Mrs. Johnson talked to us about foreign language immersion programs. She shared her story about how she got involved with the Chinese Immersion program in
St. Cloud. It was a very interesting story, and I want to thank you for sharing it with us Mrs. Johnson!
We started watching a
DVD called
Speaking in Tongues. This
DVD is a documentary surrounding four students who are enrolled in public school immersion programs in
San Francisco. This documentary is based on how important it is for students to speak more than one language. Mrs. Johnson informed the class that there are only 13 immersion programs in the United States and 6 of them are in Minnesota. We started watching it today, but will have to finish it on Thursday. It is a very interesting concept and I am eager to learn more about it.
We also received a visitor named John Hoover. He handed out a survey, and we filled it out. This survey is specifically aimed at finding out how we developed an interest in the teaching profession. When we were done filling out the survey, Mr. Hoover asked for our input on the survey. Was it easy to understand? Was there any part we did not understand? I thought overall, it was very easy to follow and understand.
St. Cloud State is starting to track its future teachers, and we will be one of the first groups to be tracked throughout college.
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