Elvira Rangel – Many Branches, One Tree

Talented Tuesday: A Most Gifted Teacher

My science book from the sixth grade at Ezequiel A. Chavez School, Mexico City, D.F., 1967 On my first day of school in Mexico City, I noticed something I had never seen back home in Chicago. As we entered the classroom, most, if not all, of the students kissed the teacher on the cheek as … Continue reading

A New Country, A New School

Not long after arriving in Mexico City in 1964, our parents had to enroll us in a new school. They were of the mind that immersion was the best way for children to learn a language. Unlike many Americans living in the capital, they resisted living in the expat neighborhoods, preferring to expose us to … Continue reading