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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”

Augustine of Hippo

 

 





 

 

The quote above was shared with a fellow traveler on a flight home to Guam in the middle of a conversation.  The young man was on his way to visit his parents who were stationed on island.  My first impression of traveler was that he came from a literate home.  I was impressed that he was literate but not because he was reading a book.  I was impressed with the knowledge that Matthew shared about the education system in Middle-East, in Greece and other parts of the world that he's traveled to. Matthew made a point when he compared about traveling and reading.  That was when he quoted Augustine about the world and travel.  

 

I, too, believe that a person that travels gains the knowledge and experience that you can not get from just a book.  On the flip side, you may not need to travel to also gain some knowledge and experience about places, people and cultures.  You can read all that in a book. 

 

Reading and writing are an essential part of a child's learning experience.  For ESL students, they carry a vast amount of experience from their homes and languages into a classroom that other native English speakers may benefit from.  Through this course,  I hope to learn the development of reading and writing programs in children who are bilingual and the language acquisition for ESL children.