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School Challenges

  “This school sees their students’ diverse language background as a resource Letting children be the guides for new students, especially those who are new to the country and to the U.S. school system” (80). I like that they see the students as resources for other students because I see most students trusting in their classmates before they trust adults. The students can help the new students learn how things are done around the classroom along with how things work in the country. Also, the students could bond more about both not being able to speak English well, so they do not feel they are singled out. Since most students feel alone when they move to a new place and they don’t know anyone then add that they cannot speak the same language as most of the people they are going to come into contact with. They would feel very alone, so having the other students in the class reach out to them and help them find their way around, could be very welcoming to the new students. They could...

Student-Teacher Relationship while Learning a New Language

  “In such a context, the students will surely bring texts and artifacts and use language the teacher does not know, and they will be able to read, interpret, and compose text the teacher cannot read” (40). This quote stuck out to me because this shows that students can also help the teacher learn while the student is also learning. This helps the teacher show the students that they want to learn more about their home language while the teacher is teaching the students their second or third language. This can also show that the teacher respects the students, and their knowledge about their home language. This can also show that the teacher cares about the students, and the teacher wants to help them learn and grow as a person. As teachers, our main goal is to have our students succeed. While we are helping them succeed, we develop relationships with them. The relationship is very important to students because it shows them that teachers really care about them and want them to do be...