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!) As a kindergarten teacher, this is a problem I encounter nearly every year with a large group of Hispanic students in my classroom. What I generally tell students is that the playground and lunch table is the time they may speak in Spanish. In any educational setting, English will be spoken. I would not try to separate them, just encourage them to speak English in the classroom.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not feel this is a solution I would use as the students should not be forced to only speak English in the classroom if they do not know it. They may be speaking in Spanish to each other to verify directions. Grouping the class with English and Spanish speakers to work on activities will more than likely help the Spanish students pick up the English language. Rated On: October 18, 2014 10:28 pm Rated By: Dana Johnson                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: It is completely NOT okay to tell students when or when they cannot speak their native tongue! Rated On: October 21, 2014 1:46 am Rated By: yVuLyR                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not agree witht this method. A students native language is important to incorporate into the classroom enviornment. Rated On: February 25, 2015 4:11 am Rated By: uVataS                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not think that this is an appropriate way to deal with this situation. Instead of encouraging the learning aspect, we would be shutting kids down and they may not want to be involved in the lesson anymore. Rated On: October 17, 2015 9:03 pm Rated By: ezuXuD                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree that you have to encourage them to speak English in the classroom and that they should only speak Spanish at the playground and at lunch but I still think that sitting together, they might still be in their own little world and not feel inclined to participate, so I will still separate them. Rated On: November 7, 2015 6:53 pm Rated By: yWasyD                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I feel that this solution is inappropriate and not helpful. It takes away the opportunity for the students to hold onto their native language. I would not follow this solution. Rated On: February 25, 2018 11:33 pm Rated By: Samantha Rey                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I understand but this will make the student not want to talk. Because they're scared to or because they do not understand English. Rated On: October 20, 2019 11:18 pm Rated By: ygyXeT