Arnoldo Jimenez: Helping Teachers Understand Central American Immigration

My principal gave me the opportunity to use the Introduction to Central America lesson during our teacher in-service week before the students returned to school. Our school has 450 English Language Learners with the majority of them coming from Central America, and most of our other students’ families are from Central America as well.

Our teachers enjoyed the lesson, because it allowed them to understand the reasons behind immigration from Central America. Teachers were able to make a connection between a lot of things the United States did and how it affected the countries in Central America. —Arnoldo Jimenez, Buck Lodge Middle School, Adelphi, Maryland