We were invited to observe the fifth graders in a bilingual classroom in Dresden, Germany. It is amazing to see the respect that the students showed for the teacher as well for the guests. The teacher let the students know that she was going to bring two English speakers to her class. The location of the school is beautiful, but the building is old. I was shocked to see that the school doesn’t have computers for the students and the classroom lacks a good slide projector. When we entered the classroom, they greeted us in English and the teacher told the students that as long as they have questions to ask they weren’t going to study the text book. The questions began and the students asked many questions about the culture in the United States. They were interested in knowing about our favorite sport, music, food, and what we thought about president Obama. I was impressed by the level of their English understanding as well as their communication skills.
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