Answer each in at least 75 words 1 Many of us make assumptions about English language learners 2023
Answer each in at least 75 words
1. Many of us make assumptions about English language learners because what we see and hear can formulate ideas about this group that may not be true. We rectify that by educating ourselves and here is a great website to do so. Did you find anything useful here?
http://www.nea.org/home/32346.htm
2. Sometimes it is difficult to know how to address a situation when you have limited knowledge about it. That said, here is an article that helps shed light on what a student with disabilities experiences in the classroom. What are your thoughts? Did it help you understand the topic better?
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-are-classrooms-students-learning-disabilities
3. Here is an article that talks about immigrant youth and some of the struggles they experience in school. What are some of the reason for a lack of completion? What are solutions for some of these issues?
Dr. Akoma
Attached Fileseducation-05-00323.pdf
4. When I was growing up, there was never a conversation about whether to go to public versus private school because private school was not affordable. Has this changed? Do parents still aspire to educate their children privately? Here is an insider’s view about the issue. What do you think?
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/why-im-a-public-school-teacher-but-a-private-school-parent/386797/
5. Here is an article that asserts there is inequality within the public-school system and lists what was used to come to that conclusion. What do you think?
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/06/inequality-public-schools/395876/
6. We can all argue if a school is not funded adequately, it will not be able to administer the best education for its students. So why are public schools mainly funded by property taxes? This will always mean poorer neighborhoods will have poorly funded public schools and results in less prepared students. Read this article and share your thoughts with a solution or two.
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/property-taxes-and-unequal-schools/497333/