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!) I would suggest that you split them up for half of the time, whether it be half a day or a couple of days out of the week. I think by slowly allowing them to branch away from only speaking Spanish this may help them to be more open to the challenge. I do not think that you should jerk them away from their friends, but if you do it slowly it may be beneficial and help to solve the problem.                 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: Good idea. I like your idea of slowly splitting them up. They still can have the comfort of being with their friends who speak their native language, while they also receive beneficial interaction with their English speaking classmates. Rated On: October 17, 2014 9:04 pm Rated By: Megan Lee                 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 think splitting them up is appropriate at any time. Keeping them from speaking comfortably will cause them not to speak at all. It would be cruel to remove something familiar in such an unfamiliar environment. Rated On: October 17, 2015 2:36 am Rated By: Cortnie                 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 think this is incredibly harmful to students who barely speak English. Having someone who also speaks your native tongue is comforting, and to separate them would cause some kind of anxiety in the students! Rated On: October 18, 2015 7:59 pm Rated By: eMuHub                 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 think it'll be challenging but its not a bad idea. Rated On: October 20, 2019 11:15 pm Rated By: ygyXeT