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Today I ask for your indulgence as I share a personal story that I hope will help make my message more meaningful. He was born at the end of the 19th century in the part of the Shenandoah Valley that straddled the Virginia-West Virginia line, a region that was strictly segregated.

Because of the restrictions of that time and place, he was nearly illiterate, and yet he was a highly respected man of great intelligence, integrity and kindness. He probably had no more than a second grade education, but as a teenager he learned two useful trades: that of a blacksmith and as an skilled farrier who was known for miles around as an expert in handling and shoeing horses. As you can see, he was a planner. So, you can probably understand why I love community colleges.

Granddad valued education, a legacy he passed along to my mother, who passed it to me — the first in my family to graduate from college — so I could pass it down to my two sons. My presence here as chairman of the Board of Regents is testimony to how much I value learning. Dean never owned a car, never bought on credit, and never earned more than a few thousand dollars a year, yet he was rich in family and friends.

He worked hard, every day, to achieve his goal of supporting his loved ones. Besides shoeing horses and bending iron, he worked in a leather tannery — a hot, dirty job — and he did so because he was responsible. The lawyers and court administrators knew that he was a man of integrity. I never heard him speak harshly to — or of — another person.

And as difficult as it may be to believe in our time of vulgar obscenities, W. He was kind and respectful to everyone. Any of you who have had a close relationship with grandparents can probably imagine my excitement every summer when my mom, brother, sisters and I boarded the train in Springfield, Massachusetts with our shoeboxes of sandwiches and cookies tucked under our arms!

They were a rock-solid team. Once we arrived, I stuck close to Granddad, following him everywhere, hanging out by his forge, watching him smoke hams, traveling the back roads of the state when he was called to shoe thoroughbreds and huge work horses, sleeping by his side at night,.

He seemed so big and powerful to me, full of wisdom and humor and affection. I was his shadow and he was my role model. I doubt if he considered himself a role model. He was just being himself, a strong, kind, respectful, responsible man who worked hard, loved his family and did his duty. But as I look out upon the rows of happy graduates in your caps and gowns, I know that people are looking to you to succeed. I know that many — perhaps most — of you have worked hard, holding down jobs, taking care of families, attending classes, burning the midnight oil so that you could sit here today.

Like my granddad, you had a plan and you stuck with it. Others will start businesses, work in corporations or serve your communities in non-profit organizations. Like Mr. Class Expectations: Activities, projects, and other work should be completed by the due date posted. Students are required to come to class with at least one pencil or pen. Students in Spanish class are expected to follow the same rules as they do in other classes, as well as, other rules that pertain to Spanish class.

We will discuss these rules and procedures at the beginning of the quarter. They are also listed below:. Consequences for not following the rules:. Talk about why we should learn a world language. Classroom objects and phrases, and colors. Classroom commands and survival phrases. Cultural component: Schools, students in Latin America. Geography, maps, which countries speak Spanish? History of Latin America, types of governments and holidays. Project or presentations about culture and geography.

Cultural component: Discuss how when it is winter here, it is summer in certain parts of Latin America. Cultural component: Differences between our families and families in Latin America and Spain. Cultural component: Discuss foods found in Spanish-speaking countries, learn to order foods and beverages in Spanish.

Skip to Main Content. District Home. Select a School Select a School. Sign In. Search Our Site. I'm looking for Lugoff-Elgin Middle 7th Grade Spanish. Gil, Cheryl. Course Objectives: Students will develop a basic level of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish. Students will experience real-life applications and interactions with other students and the teacher as a means of learning Spanish.

Students will study some of the Hispanic countries and their cultures to become aware of the current global and historical significance of Spanish. South Carolina World Language Standards Every learner will use a world language, other than English, to engage in meaningful, intercultural communication, understand and interpret the spoken and written language, and present information, concepts and ideas in local and global communities.

Through learning another language, they will gain an understanding of the perspectives of other cultures and compare the language and cultures learned with their own. Somos Curriculum by Martina Bex. These are considered major grades. These are considered minor grades, and there will be 7 of these.