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I am an new ESL teacher and I am is a ESL program that is helping to understand how to teach, do lesson plans and asses my students. I have been reading on Communicative language teaching and I feel that somewhat I have been going in this direction. Not intentionally but maybe because that is the wa...

Yes, it's true. I think at this point the only thing we can do as teachers is get all the training we need to help bilingual and esl students. I can't wait to get my group of kids to help them the best way I know how. It starts with having a passion for teaching esl and bilingual students. After the...

States have taken different approaches toward their own language poilicies with an increasing number of states choosing more restrictive and monolingual policies, such as those in califormia and Arizona. Is it because of funding and support? what are your thoughts?

I am all for giving ELL students instruction in their native language. I believe that this does promote their academic acheivement in school. What are your thoughts about this and what are you for?

It's really difficult and I understand. I often thought about this. That's why it's been a big battle with BE vs EO. It's important for students to engage in the english language as much as possible and this is the way they quickly learn, with practice. But then they suffer if they are not understan...

What factors drove people to vote for this proposition?

I think that if someone is considering to be a bilingual teacher that they first must have a desire and a passion to teach. If there is no passion t I believe the teachers will not have a desire to train and they will not give 100 %. I guess if there aren't many bilingual teachers out there schools ...

I agree. I just received my certificate and I am getting all the training I need now before becoming a teacher. I know that my training and my ability to be a good leader depends on me. I heard of all the lack of trainings in certain schools in my area and it probably has to do with budget. It seems...

I am a Newbie ESL teacher and would like to know, will this BE Vs EO end?
Based on all these policies that have been put in place is it clear to understand they they both work? why so much controversy?

I just started my first class for my esl certification and I am simply amazed about all the different policies that have been in place. It seems like a big roller coaster when it comes to bilingual education and all these different policies. I was reading an article "Educators working around prop 22...