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that they had studied English in Cuba, when questioned about their
English studies, all said their parents had taught them a few words.
Interviews with many adults reveal that English is only formally taught
to people who have specific purposes for studying it. Seventeen per
cent of the students said they had studied Russian in some afterschool
programs. Russian instruction is also available via the radio. When
atmospheric conditions permit, Russian instruction over Cuban radio
stations can be heard in the U.S., even in Gainesville, Florida. The
seven students who reported that they had studied Russian, had actually
not learned more than a few words, according to a later interview.
The answers given to question 10 conform to the information received
from the interviews. Sports and TV account for 68% of the afterschool
activity. Questions 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14 were designed to determine
if there were any social isolates. All but two students indicated they
had friends who visited them. Ninety-three percent have seven or more
friends at school. Fifty percent have friends not at the school.
However, 35% have no school friends who visit them at least once a
month. Thirty-one percent receive visits ranging from daily to more
than once a week. More than 80% receive one or more phone calls daily.
This wide range of answers may be attributed to the fact that students
are bussed to this school from a large section of the school district.
Some travel about 30 miles to school. Because they attend a different
school from the other teenagers in their neighborhood and spend a great
deal of time on the bus, these students may not have opportunities for
social interaction.
Although the majority of students (82%) said they had chores to
do, most stated they did not have any jobs to do on a daily basis and