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Shortage of Qualified Teachers
As noted previously, there is not a proportionate representation of minority and bilingual education teachers when compared to those student populations in U.S. schools. One factor that contributes to this is the number of college degrees conferred upon minorities.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population count in 1994 was 260,372,000. Minorities comprised 26.1 percent of the population (1997). Of a total 1,165,973 bachelor's degrees awarded in 1994, only 17 percent were granted to minorities, and 13 percent of master's degrees were awarded to minorities. In the field of education, minorities e... “No Child Left Behind” Transforms Bilingual Education Programs, Empowers Hispanic Parents to Ensure LEP Children Learn English
Dear Republican Colleague:
As the attached article from the Associated Press suggests, many Hispanic American parents across the United States are dissatisfied with bilingual education programs that slow their children’s progress in learning English. As parent Lupe Martinez puts it: “I’m not opposed to my children being bilingual but they should know English first."
Many Hispanic American parents are understandably outraged when their children are denied the chance to receive the same education as other students in Ameri... There are many commercially available books featuring textures. These are usually cardboard books and therefore very suitable for use with the young child. The illustrations are clearly contrasted to the background and the language content is simple, based on a familiar childhood theme such as “At The Beach” or “Farm Animals”. These books are very suitable for the child with vision impairment. The strong visual contrast makes them interesting for the child to look at, and the textures give information through touch.
The child who is blind will be more reliant for interest on the language and the textures. He or she will find the firm... For many Americans, bilingual education seems to defy common sense – not to mention the Melting Pot tradition. They ask:
If non-English-speaking students are isolated in foreign-language classrooms, how are they ever going to learn English, the key to upward mobility?
What was wrong with the old "sink or swim" method that worked for generations of earlier immigrants?
Isn't bilingual education just another example of "political correctness" run amok – the inability to say no to a vociferous ethnic lobby?
Some English Only advocates go further, arguing that even if bilingual education is effective – which they dou... Special education teachers work in a variety of settings. Some have their own classrooms and teach only special education students; others work as special education resource teachers and offer individualized help to students in general education classrooms; still others teach together with general education teachers in classes composed of both general and special education students. Some teachers work with special education students for several hours a day in a resource room, separate from their general education classroom. Considerably fewer special education teachers work in residential faci... I am honored to have been selected to present closing remarks at the session of this 25th annual conference of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE).
The honor is much more appreciated when considering that this year is my last in 48 years as a professional educator. Of these 48 years, 18 years were spent prior to the serious consideration of bilingual instruction as a methodology appropriate for limited-English-proficient (LEP) children and 30 year... |
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