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The baker got the bread quickly and smiled at the man who was
looking down at the bread.
"Well, go ahead and talk about me in Spanish if you want to. I
know that's what you're doing when you speak your language. You just
use it to talk about people so they won't know what you're saying."
After the man left, I apologized to the baker.
"Don't worry about it," he smiled. "You'd be surprised how many
people seem to be angry when they hear Spanish. I don't know why
people think other people are talking about them just because they use
another language, but many people seem to be very frightened about it.
It's not your fault. Now, what can I get for you?"
A View of the School System
The changes observed in the community were reflected in school.
This section will highlight some of these influences within the school.
It will also describe some of the observations made of these students
and some of the behaviors which they displayed. These descriptions
provide insight about the influence of the community and the school
on the Cuban students.
The ecological change
The school site was located in a residential area bounded on all
four sides by major highways or thoroughfares. The southern border
of the city was one block away. It was a major east-west street with
businesses on both sides. Directly across from the school were the two
convenience stores previously described as La Barata and Majik Mart.