As I stood before the class of high school students in a small rural community, a 10th grader sat in the front seat to my left and was participating in my discussion with the class. When he spoke I noticed he had a heavy accent. Towards the end of the class, I learned he…
The student came in to the cafeteria and sat beside me at the empty table as I waited for the middle school students to arrive for the After-School Program. “I’ve had a h-h-horrible day,” she stuttered. She talked so fast that the words were coming out stuttered and not easily understood. Jennifer continued to…