I teach second grade at Overbrook Elementary . I was born in Italy and came to this country at the age of seven. Because I was thrown into a class of all english-speaking children, I can relate to children who have cultural differences or any differences that make learning difficult. I am sensitive to the difficulties that children experience when they are not in the mainstream. Educators are all scientists. wE OBSERVE AND DEAL WITH CHILDREN'S DIFFERENCES AND ADJUST OUR METHODS OF TEACHING ACCORDINGLY.