Blog #7

Daniel Cuevas-

 Miss Maestas gave me a crayon and some paper and I sat in the corner and worked at copying my name over and over. She was very busy the rest of the day with the other children that came to the room. Many cried when their mothers left, and one wet his pants. I sat in my corner alone and wrote. By noon I could write my name, and when Miss Maestas discovered that she was very pleased. (Anaya, 58)

In reference to my last blog, this passage further shows that Antonio is maturing at a pace greater than the other children of his age. Meanwhile Antonio is busy writing, some children are crying for their mothers and wetting their pants. What I realize is that Antonio is not like these other kids, he is different. For instance, Antonio thinks differently, he doesn't have the same thoughts as the other kids. In addition, something I have noticed about Tony is that he does not play with toys or have fun in the same ways as the other children. Even though Tony does not know how to do basic schoolwork, he can think critically because his experiences have strengthened his skills to choose from right and wrong. Furthermore, I predict that Antonio will be promoted into a higher grade, once his teacher notices how mature he is; so that he can be around children that are as mature as him. Also, I wonder if Tony will become aware that he is more mature than the other children. There have been times in my life when I have felt that the people in my grade were acting really immaturely, thus making me feel like I don't belong.