The program makes you feel like you're not alone. She attended Mexican Teachers College in Mexico City and taught 25 years in Mexico City. Here, she has a state bilingual certificate. But lesson plans and those things are pretty standard everywhere. Principal Fausto Lopez believes the program benefits the mentors, too.
Senior teachers can be role models for new teachers, and they can reflect on what they practice.
We have heavy competition with suburban schools that can pay better. But if they stay, you can get better-trained staff. Laurens Grant is a Chicago writer.