"School is school" whether you’re studying in Sacramento or Sarajevo; it’s just experienced in a different language, right? Actually, schooling practices (1) vary from country to country, (2) are rarely stated overtly and, therefore, are assimilated slowly, and (3) significantly influence English language learners, for better or worse, as they proceed to "do" school in a new educational culture. Let’s look at what our students expect, what they need, and how we can help them. Jeffra Flaitz, University of South Florida EDUCATIONAL LEVELS: E, S, A, CC