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The videos really brought to light a few things for me that I didn't know before even working in a school.
NABE being such a huge impact on how CLD students get their education is one of the key points I took away from this. In my hopes is that every school has teachers that are dedicated to not only their students but also their CLD students. Imagine if the people from a while ago got so much accomplished for our students imagine now with all our resources that we now have, what we can accomplish for our students.
Bilingual Education:
This video was such an eye opener for me. Bilingual Education is really an advantage to our own kids and students. Our brain is working in different ways with both languages which gives us a better education.  Knowing that the points being made were that of the kids not knowing English were just being pushed off and more like an oh well type of attitude it really makes sense why the drop out rate is much higher for the ELL students.
Teaching English without Teaching English:
In this video I was able to pick up on how important it is for the students to fell comfortable in their classroom and around their peers. By allowing students to make mistakes but calling it a developmental error instead of mistake turns a whole different mind set to a CLD student. They will think of it differently in hopes of staying comfortable in making errors and being able to correct them.
The Duel Language Program:
The Dual Language Program is something that I get so excited about. While watching this video all I could think about was wow I wish we had this program in our school. It would benefit so many students in our area. I myself have children that would I would want in this program. Not only because they are have Hispanic but also because it is such a great opportunity for our kids education. The video really allows us to see all the benefits from this program. It allows for social emotional skills to come forward as well as higher education abilities for our kids' future.
Lao VS. Nichols
3 Goals is to improve students English proficiency, having the core curriculum in the primary language, and maintain the students cultural identity. The key question that we need to ask ourselves is how are we going to help the foreign language student in being successful. San Francisco seems like they really do have all their students best interest at heart. I am happy to hear that the district in San Francisco is still implementing their bilingual education to their students even though the topic is so controversial. This case allowed students to be multilingual and multicultural.

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Not allowed to attack people's integrity and ideas are not people. Question everything. The comparison with Hitler was a very unique take on "question everything". You can question a dumb idea, but not in a hurtful way. A bad idea left unchecked can do a lot of damage. People must respect every one's freedom to differ from you. "Developmental Error" instead of a "mistakes". No one will be judged on a "developmental error".

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Teaching English without Teaching English, Chandora, and Douglas.

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Teaching English without Teaching English, Chandora, and Douglas.

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We discussed the idea from video of making sure that the students feel comfortable with the language they are speaking or writing in. when students feel nervous or wording about being correct they tend to hold themselves back from discussion or writing. The other ideas we discussed were the neat aspects of encouraging and teaching students how to learn, and overcome the struggles of foreign language by not teaching it directly. By having students discuss with each other in a classroom conversation about how they say this sentence or that word without directly asking the professor is a form of them peer to peer tutoring each other.

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Taylor and Berta- Teaching English Without Teaching English

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Taylor and Berta- Teaching English Without Teaching English

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His students knew the basics when taking tests but they couldn't have conversations. He moved away from grammar lessons to BS detector and logical fallacies by asking questions. He was inspired by Bloon's Taxonomy. He wanted to move away from them remembering things but wanted them to analyze and question things instead. They were learning by doing and he compared that to memorizing a recipe instead of experiencing what the food tastes like. He emphasizes form being secondary to content until the students are proficient in content and then it flips to content being secondary to form. He also wanted to create a comfortable environment for conversation. This made students comfortable to make developmental errors.

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Nikolai & Anjelica - Bilingual Education

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Nikolai & Anjelica - Bilingual Education

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The 3 types of bilingual people were very interesting. The little girl has more of an opportunity to learn English more than her brother and especially more than her parents since she is getting more English instruction in school and her parents aren't. Reading and writing in both languages makes your brain work more as compared to people who only use one language and that was cool to know. This also decreases the risk of alzheimer's and dementia. Parts of language (speaking and writing/ reading and listening). WIDA uses the same parts of language as well.

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1976 was quite some time ago, and these educators seemed so hopeful for the future of bilingual education. They kept mentioning the future of education in 25 years, which was still some time ago as well. We agree that the programs have improved in many ways they mentioned, and we picked up on the portion where they mentioned a dedicated bilingual teacher education program. We feel that we are in one of those programs and that we are learning so much about how to support our CLD students.

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Leesha & Kaitlyn - Teaching English without Teaching Enlgish

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Leesha & Kaitlyn - Teaching English without Teaching Enlgish

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This video was about the systems Roberto Guzman found that worked for his classroom by teaching but not focusing too much on the grammar. He divided the class into three stages critical thinking skill (asking specific questions), logical fallacy (mistake in reasoning process), and benjamin blooms taxonomy (deeper thinking skills). Overall these stages were used to teach english without being overly focused on grammar and smaller details which improved the learning experiences in his class. We liked this video because he focused on what the children know instead of always correcting them. This highered their self-confidence which resulted in better speaking skills and learning. The students social development was also more successful because they are not talking to each other more and interacting socially throughout the day.

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The progress from 80-20 to 50-50 is a unique program that we both found interesting. All students are put on the same playing field (bilingual or not) and receive the same education. Parents of both English and Spanish speakers had high praises of the program.

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Teaching English Without Teaching English

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Teaching English Without Teaching English

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Kyla Franks, Aileen Luce; Flipping the lessons on their head, throwing away the standard and creating a new way to teach the information. Focusing on what the writers or speakers are saying, asking questions about it. Thinking about thinking, how others are thinking and getting their thoughts out to help the students get their own thoughts out. Allowing mistakes, not punishing for them, such as the way of allowing the students to use Spanglish as a way to get their thoughts out about the content. This flows really well into the writing aspect of allowing the students to just get the content, their thoughts out. Then go back and correct the grammar, and such in the paper after they've gotten the information out. Also, teaching through the real world current events, and not using textbooks. This allows the students to see, and hear the language in an everyday context rather than regulated textbook structure.

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Lots of students/teachers before our time had fought for the rights for bilingual students to make our current education easier for us and more inclusive. These Acts and court cases were a huge part of how the education system is always evolving. No Child Left Behind Act is the one that we both like.

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The benefits of a bilingual brain, Chandora, and Douglas.

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The benefits of a bilingual brain, Chandora, and Douglas.

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With this video we discussed the cool aspect of factual based information provided. Such as the aspect of being more cognitively developed, and focused. Another was the idea of how learning a second language and developing the brain more could postpone Alzheimer's, and dementia by fives. The overall idea that learning a second language is a boon in more ways than one was rather neat/inspiring.

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Berta and Taylor-Benefits of a Bilingual Brain

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Berta and Taylor-Benefits of a Bilingual Brain

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Being bilingual has benefits for the brain. Balanced bilinguals have balanced abilities to speak, write, listen and read in two languages. Three different types of bilinguals. Compounds bilingual- when someone learns two languages simultaneously as they process the world around them, Coordinate bilingual-they learn English in school and speak their L1 at home with family and friends, and Subordinate bilingual-learn second language by filtering through their primary language.

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Nikolai & Angelica - Historical Background of Bilingual Education

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Nikolai & Angelica - Historical Background of Bilingual Education

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Comparison to deaf children was something we both agreed on. Putting those children in special education classes was not good. The United States lost billions of dollars in wages based on the fact that lots of students are not getting taught well in both 1st and 2nd languages.

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Evan and Anna- Teaching without teaching

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Evan and Anna- Teaching without teaching

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We liked this one a lot. In my class I use Fridays as a conversation day. We play games or do puzzles where students are talking to each other. They think they are just having fun, but they are learning as well. I realized that having a loud talkative classroom isn't a bad thing, I just need to guide the talking and make sure to include everyone.

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Teaching English without Teaching English- Joshua + Emily 

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This video talked about how many students were passing tests and were able to do worksheets but weren't able to have a conversation. This problem then fostered the idea of the "BS Method" which was really breaking down components of English into specific questions, specific ideas, and not being afraid to experience a new language. The three steps of the "BS Method" are step 1 critical thinking, step 2 identify and neutralize logical fallacies, and step 3 is identify levels of cognition. We liked how he stated that people who can not change their minds can not change anything. A big part of how he incorporated the "BS Method" was highlighting social issues and different aspects of the world and how they all relate back to us.

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Leesha & Kaitlyn - The benefits of a bilingual brain

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Leesha & Kaitlyn - The benefits of a bilingual brain

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We found this video interesting because of the huge benefits of being multilingual. From offsetting alzeimers and demntia to the brain working different all together. Compared to the 1960s bilingualism lowered the childs development and viewed as being handicap. Now it is encouraged to learn more than one language which is backed up by scientific evidence it betters your lifestyle and brain to be more healthy, complex and engaged.

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Welcome to the Dual Language Program at U-46, Chandora, and Douglas

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Welcome to the Dual Language Program at U-46, Chandora, and Douglas

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Overall we discussed how much we liked the idea of positively teaching Spanish/second language in younger students educational careers. It was neat to see the students being both happy, and engaged in learning a second language along with the idea that their parents were supportive as well. The idea of gradually teaching Spanish in the way of working down from 80% Spanish to a 50/50 English and Spanish in the classroom along with the fact that students stated that they felt like themselves both in and out of the classroom rather than feeling as if they were being forced into one or the other languages.

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Berta and Taylor-Dual language Program U-46

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Berta and Taylor-Dual language Program U-46

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Dual language program that begins with an 80:20 ratio. 80% in Spanish and 20% in English and by third grade, it becomes 50:50. It is taught with many levels of proficiency together and the second way is a mix of both English dominant and Spanish dominant students learning from each other and their cultures together.

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Carly & Shantal- Teaching English w/o Teaching English

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Carly & Shantal- Teaching English w/o Teaching English

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This professor had a lot of wisdom and innovative ideas for teaching ELL students. We thought it was so eye opening that he intuitively lets his students make mistakes in group conversations and gives them the freedom to not feel judged or assessed on it. He combined a lot of research based proven strategies to create his "BS Detector" Method and all of them promoted critical thinking, social emotional development and other factors of schooling that are essential for CLD students. The quote at the end of the video was also really impactful and thought provoking, where he said he wants to open doors for his students and allow them the choice to walk through them. This educator was so passionate, well spoken and had so many insights for us as future educators!

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The benefits of a bilingual brain- Joshua + Emily 

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The video was interesting to hear such a huge change of ideas surrounding bilingualism before the 1960s to now. Before the 1960s bilingual students were thought of as "handicap" whereas now research shows how a bilingual brain is healthier, more complex, and more actively engaged. We also found it interesting how learning a second language is easier for younger children and progressively gets harder throughout the years due to the flexibility of the right side of the brain and the left. It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks but it is still always possible.

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Kyla Franks, Aileen Luce; Children connect more with languages they learn rather than adults, because of the elasticity of their brain allowing both side to work together while learning. As an adult it's more the left side of the brain working on the learning, so there's not as deep of an emotional connection to the second language. This is known as the Critical Period Hypothesis. Knowing a second language helps make your brain healthier, and in turn can delay the onset of Alzheimer's and Dementia by about 5 years.

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Interesting there are 3 types of bilingual speakers. Bilingual education is prevalent enough that it can be studied and there is data for researchers to use. We have gone from thinking that being bilingual is a deficit to thinking that it can prevent cognitive decline when we are older.

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We like the dual language class they implemented. Teaching should occur in different languages. The student continue to learn and enhance their native language as well as English. They scaffolded Spanish starting off with a little bit and adding more and more as the years went up. By 3rd grade english and spanish are 50-50. We like how they don't take away anything from the students. Their cultures and heratiges are being encouraged and improved along with enlgish. Also, the students don't have to be ELL to be in the program they can be in it just to learn Spanish.

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Overall we discussed the ideas and more or less ridiculousness of barring teachers from teaching in other languages. It made no sense as the only thing it would do is to make it harder for the teacher to accommodate to students individual needs, and inhibit students abilities to learn. The idea that teachers had to close their doors in order to keep their jobs is both amazingly ridiculous (The fact that they had to close their doors, to prevent being found out) and courages (The breaking the law part) to risk their own careers to best serve their students. Some of our own experiences were that the fact of that time was that teaching a second language was almost frowned upon. In my experience, my grandfather didn't want to pass down the ability to speak german, and in Chandora's case her father refused to teach her Spanish.

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NABE is the National Association of Bilingual Education. It was a group of 10 people that decided that the Education system needed to change. This was the first bill introduced and passed for Bilingual Education. It was so forbidden that you could lose your teaching certificate and even get fined. One of the pioneers explained the system as Nationalism over Pedagogy. There was an 80% dropout rate and they compared this to a terrible batting average. They pushed for Bilingual Education so much that one of them said he was involved in about 60 court cases that had something to do with the it. Another one of the pioneers mentioned that in a world so full of technology, it is very valuable to be able to communicate through more than one language because all we have left to do is communicate and innovate. The pioneers also discussed that it started out as a smaller thing and turned into a professional organization that advocates for higher standards and broad public education agenda.

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Welcome to the Dual Language Program- Joshua + Emily 

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We thought it was a really great idea to build up student community and classroom culture. The idea of having 80% Spanish to 20% English all the way up until 3rd grade is a cool choice because it allows students to be comfortable in school and then by 3rd grade move to 50% Spanish 50% English to really help build those language skills. It gives English speakers the opportunity to learn Spanish alongside ELLS.

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With Your Partner_Post the video you watched and a few thoughts you shared or discussed. :)

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With Your Partner_Post the video you watched and a few thoughts you shared or discussed. :)

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Kyla Franks, Aileen Luce; Having a learning program set to teach in 80% Spanish, and 20% English. By the time the students reach 3rd grade they're being taught with 50% Spanish and 50% English. This helps them develop both languages at the same time, while not losing touch with either. This is all researched based work, so that it's known to help develop the students rather than hinder.

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Don't Forget- When you're talking- review what you understand about the video- then your thoughts, ideas, experiences, etc. Go deeper. 

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Don't Forget- When you're talking- review what you understand about the video- then your thoughts, ideas, experiences, etc. Go deeper. 

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"My children are able to learn English without losing their Spanish." This was the vision that the NABE had when they started bilingual education. I would want my kid to go there. Diversity is an asset and exposure to other cultures is used to educate the students.

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These are the first ten people who dared to challenge the school system. They knew they had to do something about english not always being the primary language taught in school. Therefore, they brought bilingual education back to the state of Texas. 80% failure rate due to the sink or swim approach was not what they viewed at as being successful. These 10 collaborated and intervated to create a new program to teach ELL and offer what was needed for all students regardless of the language they speak. Cognitive development, interpersonal relationships, and spread of multicultural grew and enhanced throughout the years due to these 10 people. We are glad these 10 stood up for what is right and are helping us be better when we become teachers as well. This video was very informing and positive.

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Anna and Evan-Historic background of bilingual education

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Anna and Evan-Historic background of bilingual education

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1972 doesn't seem like that long ago for this important of a change. One comment that stuck out was we need to support teachers to support kids. Another was that there are a lot of supports for students and they are getting better.

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History of NABE- Emily Gonzales and Joshua Acuna 

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This video is about the 10 pioneers that helped bilingual education be possible. Before it was a sink or swim environment for bilingual students and over 80% of bilingual students were dropping out due to limited English proficiency. The creators of NABE understood that an 80% failure rate was something worth changing, so they helped develop criteria and curriculum that we continue to use today. The NABE community expanded overtime and allowed for a huge network of advocates to help build bilingual structure by creating innovative ways for ELL students to be involved in all aspects of education.

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Kyla Franks, Aileen Luce; It was illegal to teach in any language other than English, some teachers broke this law to ensure students were given a fair chance at education. The was an 80% drop out rate while they had specific English as a Second Language programs. Some thought this was because they were only focused on English learning, and were hindered in all other academic aspects. NABE also has students participate and assist with building programs, so that they can advocate for themselves. Overall NABE's whole mission is that it's beneficial to be a bilingual learner, and that all who can should learn a second language.

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A few people can accomplish a lot if they are determined and organized. It is scary to think that someone could lose their teaching license if he/she taught in a language other than English. Sadly during this time there were other social constructs that were equally racist if not more. How is this tied to the civil rights movement of the 60s?

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It was interesting to learn that there are different types of bilingual people. Becoming bilingual at any age has major cognitive benefits beyond social/career benefits that are more commonly talked about. We also thought the information about accents and pronunciation was important for the general public and educators as well because we can't gauge our future students based upon these factors. Their brains are still growing and developing appropriately and in more ways than other students. These are clearly more recent studies because even as the video points out there used to be a higher rate of discrimination against ELL children & adults.

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The three goals for Bilingual Education were to improve students English proficiency, Core curriculum in primary languages, and maintain students cultural identity. When watching this video, one of the things that stuck out to us the most was the idea that we should not teach students English and then completely forget their first language. We need to incorporate their first language and their culture into learning as well. Another important aspect was that California preposition 227 had other states define what their instruction for English Language Learners was and this led to states implementing the English immersion programs.

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We both loved this video. This program seems beneficial for both ESL and English dominant students because it sets them up for a successful future. It's always baffled us how adults have more opportunities when they are bilingual and many many students lose their bilingual abilities while going through intensive ESL programs. The aspect of social emotional development is also extremely intriguing. The student talking about how comfortable he was because he didn't have to separate his friends by language and that's a common issue for pullouts, etc. Overall we loved this educational model.

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Berta and Taylor-Background of Bilingual Education

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Berta and Taylor-Background of Bilingual Education

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Lawsuit Aspira vs New York 1974 forced the school system to meet the needs of immigrant students with the implementation of bilingual education. Before this case not knowing English was seen more as a deficit. Students had little to no support and therefore did not advance very much with language proficiency. Students were left to either sink or swim with the outcome basically leading to them sinking due to no support.

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A Historic Background of Bilingual Education

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A Historic Background of Bilingual Education

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Kyla Franks, Alieen Luce; 1972 lawsuit to implement bilingual education, as ASPIRA felt the students who didn't know English were just being ignored in a classroom. Less than 10% of students reached proficiency in English, leading to us assuming that a large amount dropped out of the programs and/or school.

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The Historic Bachground of Bilingual Education

ELL had no program to accomadate their learning
They were being ignored
Some didn't have education at all
Teachers were unaware how to teach ELLs
This resulted in Bilingual education opening up and teachers learning how to teach and accomadate all learners.
A lawsuit helped put all this into action and helped better our education program.
Overall we think it was a good result and thankful that the students including ELL aregetting a quality education.

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A historic background of bilingual education: Chandora, and Douglas

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Our group found it strange how before we had proper program schools would force non-english speaking students into special education classrooms. As well as the fact that they had to get a class action law suit in order to set up a proper program for ELL/ESL student. The idea that not long ago schools would just put all students that had learning disabilities or were ELL/ESL in the same classroom, under a mentality of one medicine cures all was rather sad/upsetting.

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Previously bilingual education was not as common as it is today and students were viewed as having a deficit rather than a tool by speaking another language. And today it is viewed more as a tool. "Tough it out" mentality has been proven to not be beneficial for students and has mostly been done away with. We were shocked to hear that about 10% of students reach English proficiency.

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A historic background of bilingual education 

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Joshua Acuna, Emily Gonzales
Before the lawsuit there was no resources for bilingual students as well as teachers, bilingual students were left to fend for themselves and got lost in the education system. Through the lawsuit it opened doors for bilingual teachers and students to have structured immersion programs. We discussed how bilingual was looked at as a deficit back then whereas now it is looked at as a vital tool and is encouraged. Joshua talked about how his parents stopped him from speaking Spanish because when they were growing up they were punished for speaking it in the classroom.