When Teri had us act like we were in a school in Mexico and she began teaching in Spanish, my head began to spin. It really made me open my eyes up to all those children who start any school here in America. They must feel completely lost and helpless, just like I felt. It is great that we offer ELL classes here in O'Neill to help accommodate these students, so they don't feel completely helpless. The parents of ELL students want their children to learn the English language and have a better education then they had. These families still value their culture and beliefs whole heartedly but want to better their lives and their children's lives by being here. We should be taking advantage of this in the earlier grades by having our children learn a second language. It is so much easier to learn a second language when a child is young than when he/she is older and what better way to learn it with an ELL student in the class. Not only can our English speaking children help ELL children learn our language, but the ELL children can help the English speaking children learn their language.