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!) This can be a very frustrating situation because you do not want the hispanic students in the class to feel like they have done anything wrong or shouldn't speak their own language, and their are several ways to incorporate the Spanish language into the classroom including labels around the room and using group work. However, I do think that, at times, students should all be on the same page and using the English language. I think that if the teacher allows Spanish to be spoken at anytime and does not find a balance, then it will alienate the students who only speak one language.                 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: It's important for them to express themselves in their native language. I think collaborative work would help them learn English. Rated On: October 20, 2019 11:53 pm Rated By: ygyXeT