Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Child should not be in ESOL When I was working on an ESOL case study, I chose to work with a fifth grade student at the same school where I was working on my internship. There were only two ESOL students in the school, so I did not have many options. After I observed him for a whole day, I talked to his teacher who was very frustrated with the child. He never spoke another language other than English, and was born in the US. His parents speak another language, but I do not understand why he was in ESOL. He is not on grade level as far as academics, but his teacher thinks this is because he has been babied for his whole school career. What should happen in this case? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) A child who is in ESOL classes is usually there because of difficulty with academic learning, even if they are fluent in their second language. That being said, I feel like students that struggle should be able to test to mainstream into regular classrooms. This allows the student to progress academically.                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is not necessarily true. A student is placed into ESOL if a parent answers "yes" on the home language survey, not because they are struggling academically. Many times deficiency in English accounts for academic struggles. Rated On: February 18, 2015 12:59 am Rated By: sezyQe                 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 would never do this! This is wrong! I don't see how this will solve the problem at hand. Rated On: February 25, 2015 4:53 pm Rated By: tuWyDe                 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 am reading a lot of personal opinion and not much of a solution to resolve this issue. What are the steps you're proposing? Rated On: February 25, 2015 6:02 pm Rated By: BeMyDu                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Students in ESOL classes are not usually there because of just academic learning, they also can not communicate socially. Rated On: February 27, 2015 5:46 pm Rated By: Natisha                 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: A student should never be placed in ESOL simply due to academic performance unrelated to their language skills. Rated On: March 3, 2015 1:15 am Rated By: eWeHaz                 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: ESOL students are not placed in the program because of academic disabilities Rated On: October 18, 2015 11:07 pm Rated By: Hedese                 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: Solution offers a confusion between ESOL and ESE learners. Rated On: October 19, 2015 1:31 am Rated By: tygaBu