I decided to interview one of my close friends in which I mentioned in my introductory video, Neiba. She was born in Mexico and moved to America when she was around 7 years old. She has now been in the United States for about 22 years and was enrolled in an elementary school upon her arrival. Neither of her parents speak English even now so most of Neiba’s English was learned through instruction at school (Ortega, 2013, p. 6). After my questioning with Neiba, we discussed some of the responses more elaborately. I was curious to find out that she began in a classroom with only ESL support. I found this odd because in past experiences during my observation at schools, students who have little to no proficiency in English will usually begin in a bilingual classroom and then as they begin to learn the language will continue on into an ESL supported classroom. ...