Thursday, February 12, 2009

school

When schoolchildren in the United States are getting ready for summer vacation, Julieta is getting ready for class. South of the equator, the seasons are reversed, so winter comes in the chilly months of June, July and August. And summer doesn't heat up until December, January and February, when the temperature usually hovers around 90. Julieta began second grade two months ago, in March.
Julieta gets up at about 7:30 most mornings to get ready for school. Like most students in Argentina, she wears a school uniform. Her mother or father drives her the 15 minutes to school, where she takes her seat alongside the 25 other students in her class. She studies Spanish, math, art and technology, which teaches her how things are built.

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