MR / Schenectady, NY. Mont Pleasant Middle School (urban public school). English as a Second Language classroom (ESL). Students greet each other with unique handshake as they arrive for class. Boy at left; 14; grade 8; Puerto Rican-American; recent immigrant. Boy at right; 13; grade 8; Vietnamese-American; recent immigrant. MR: San9, Tra2. ID: AJ-esl1. © Ellen B. Senisi