Most recent public comments by Karla Patri https://nowcomment.com/users/56188 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372588 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372588 I think that isolating all EB students to the same academic classes is not beneficial, as they keep creating social bond with their peers that use the same language instead of helping them socialize with English speakers and having them be more fluent in English, that at least would help in those 5-7 years to create a wider vocabulary and understanding. Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:47:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372587 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372587 Being bilingual has many benefits, not just socially but in health too. I also like the idea of believing that one day, every school would offer real opportunity to become bilingual and not just 3 hours a week of foreign language. Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:44:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372586 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372586 I have had the opportunity to translate to a lot of my students's parents and is great to see the reaction they have when they have someone speaking and explaining everything to them in Spanish. I have seen that must of them want them to learn both languages, English in school and Spanish at home, but there are other parents that think that speak Spanish is not a good idea and force them to keep learning just English. Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:41:55 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372585 https://nowcomment.com/documents/142092?scroll_to=1372585 It is important to remind EB students that having access to learn and develop both languages will give them an advantage over other students who speak just one language. Bilingualism and its advantages is not something that EB's students think about, at least in my classroom, they often felt as if they were inferior and some did not want to participate in other language than Spanish. I believe that encouraging them to participate in both languages, depending on who the receptor is, would give them the confidence to keep practicing their second language. Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:36:13 -0400