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I think the ideal of a buddy system is amazing. It is beneficial to both students. An english student can learn another L2 and the ELL can work on their skills in a comfortable way. If more schools would impliment such a program, I can only imagine the possibilities for students. In the classroom, I...

I agree with the notion. I think any way these subgroups can get the attention they deserve is great. If they are being monitored for the 3 subsequent years, then there is hope that they will get extra help if necessary. If these students are just put in mainstream without monitoring their progress,...

I was wondering if anyone from these states could tell me how their district deals with the language restrictions in the classroom and how the faculty/students/community feels about this? I have been told by one person in California that the students become behavior issues because they get discourag...

I think it is crazy that they lump the students together by language and age appropriate level. I think these children are not being treated in a way that fosters learning for them. They should be place in skill appropriate classrooms and grouped according to skill. I know in some special education ...

One problem I see with bilingual education is that there are often times when a school does not have enough students of the same language background that get missed in bilingual education. Due to the fact that you cannot reach all NNS there is a general feeling for a lot of people that these childre...

I think evry child in America, whether born here or in another country should have access to education. I think teaching NNS in an Englsh only classroom is still robbing them of education. Until a child had proven to be proficient in English, opted out or the teachers see fit, children when possible...