Friday, November 7, 2008

The Circuit By Francisco Jimenez


The Circuit seem to be touchy story. I have read a story like this where a child have to help their family earn money by working in the farm. Since they have move to different places a lot of time the child is not able to get enough education.

Francisco was looking forward to go to school but at the same time he seem to be nervous or afraid to go back to school. His brother, Roberto did not go to school instead he is helping his father to work on the farm. I wonder why Roberto determine not to go to school? My assumption is that he did not want to go to school because he had enough going to different school in different time period.

Francisco was able to go to school and register by himself. Not many children around his age register for school. He did have troubled trying to used either English or Spanish. When the teacher, Mr. Lema asked Francisco if he is willing to read the book to class, he was not ready. Later on Mr. Lema was able to help him read and gain more vocabulary. Mr. Lema had offered him to learn to play corridos during his lunch hour with him but by the time Francisco got home before he knew it he have to move again. This already deprive from his excitement of learning how to play corridos. Moving to different places to earn money since his family is penniless he is not able to get enough education. When I read the last part of the story I was shocked because he and his family have to move again because it was like anytime they probably will move even in a minute.

This had remind me of my tour to Europe for a week. I went to Europe in the last spring break for Culture Exchange Program (CEP) with a group. Anyway, while I was there with Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) and Virginia school we have to move to different places to follow the schedule since we visit seven countries. We traveled by using Bus most of the time. Sometime some of us were confused because like I thought we was going to stay at Brussel, Belgium but really we just visit there then get on the bus and go to Netherland to stay there. Sometime we stay at the hotel for one night so it can get crazy. The different between Francisco and my experience is my is already schedule when we will travel to the next countries or stay in different hotel while Francisco is unexpected because he may move anytime.

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