Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: SPEAK ENGLISH! I am a Kindergarden teacher that has a big group of hispanic students in the classroom. Many of them do not know how to speak English and thus makes it very complicated and frustrating to communicate. What is even worse, is that these students tend to speak Spanish when they are amongst themselves. Clearly, as a teacher I want them to be able to Participate, however, I am not sure whether or not I should separate them and forcé them to leave their native tongue at home. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) You should look into ways to communicate with them, even if it is through their primary language. We can't force students to speak English only, not only for academic reasons, but especially cultural reasons when dealing with ESOL students. Identify the language gap, then make a plan to bridge it. Maybe label basic items in spanish and english? I would avoid separating the students.