I agreed with alot of things in the chapter. When there are culturally diverse students in the classroom it is so important to make them feel included in the classroom and to choose books and lessons that talk about the student’s experiences. It was so sad to read about Bianca who pretended not to know Spanish or anything about Mexico when in fact she had a wealth of knowledge to share with the class about her interesting background. I know in a classroom at Forestview last year there was a class with a little chinese girl that never participated, but when the teacher read a book about china she was so excited to participate which was very out of character for her. Also i have seen a lot of ELL kids grouped together just because they are learning English but really their languages are nothing like each other, it is very important to acknowledge and work with these differences.
Fint Chapter 3
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