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Case: English Only!
We recently finished reading and discussing The House on Mango Street in my 7th grade English class. Students had mixed reactions to the book, but they were really into discussing the issues in the book. Last Tuesday, I assigned my students to small groups to discuss Esperanza's (the main character in the book) experiences in her new school. Two of my Hispanic students in one of the groups started speaking Spanish to each other, but it was obvious that they were talking about Esperanza's experiences. So, I did not mind this. However, some of my other students started staring at these students and two of them said "English, please! You are in America." I told my students that it was okay for them to speak Spanish because they were on task. Then, some of my other students protested my position and said "if all international students speak their native languages, then how are we English-only speaking students going to understand anything?" How should I respond to this situation because it seems like I will have this issue again? Should I not allow any other language in the classroom?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
It's fine for student to speak in their native language, but it may good to advise the whole class that when in groups to speak in a way that all group members can socialize with each other because its a group discussion. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: I aree with this solution and think it is important to have them all socialize together. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2017 5:33 am |
| Rated By: yPeMug |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: To accommodate the "English only" indoctrination that the complaining children revealed is toic and does not address the situation. What is the point of reading Esperanza if you are not going to make the classroom a safe space for students of all cultures. The teacher said the Spanish speaking students were on task; you can't just try and avoid exposing students to anything that isn't white and English speaking, then they will go into the world with prejudice and hate. |
| Rated On: February 21, 2020 11:55 pm |
| Rated By: Vanessa Tuliau |
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