Comments by Katherine Gutierrez Most recent public comments by Katherine Gutierrez https://nowcomment.com/users/56107 I 100% agree with you. Being bilingual is an asset to society and should be promoted in our schools. https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1371111 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1371111 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:51:34 -0400 I agree with referring to the students as Emergent Billinguals. It portrays them in a different light, instead of being seen as low because of the English language. Being bilingual is an asset to society and is extremely needed in all environments. As edu https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1371108 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1371108 I agree with referring to the students as Emergent Billinguals. It portrays them in a different light, instead of being seen as low because of the English language. Being bilingual is an asset to society and is extremely needed in all environments. As educators we need to further develop the students' bilingual abilities instead of oppressing their native languages in order to assimilate them to the English one. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:50:26 -0400