Thus, members of Mexican-American communities have shown that they are capable and ready to surmount the educational barriers necessary for their children's academic, social, and economic success. ... Bustamante indicates that with many Mexican-Americans employed in low-paying jobs, white Americans assume they have little interest in education, and thus, have no desire to achievee more competitive professional employment. ... Without their labor, things would be much more expensive."" ... Yet, many Americans speculate that the high drop-out rates and lack of Mexican-Americans...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For such method, bilingual teachers were the focal point for the success of individual students of any class level. ... The request will be granted if they can find parents of twenty of more children on the same school who want the same thing. ... In fact many argue that the issue of bilingual education has mainly been viewed as a political and social matter rather than an educational or pedagogy problem. ... Because bilingual teachers get paid more, they"re accused of being in it for the money. Education has been seen as being the most important ingredient for the success of any individua...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In some schools - for example, Tower Hamlets - most bilingual children will speak the same language as a mother tongue, whereas in others 40 different languages or more may be spoken. ... The one generally used in education in Britain is very broad: "Bilingual learners: all children who have access to more than one language at home or at school. ... It draws attention to the fact that children may have two or three languages in addition to English; also that English should be considered as an additional language, rather than one that replaces the children's other languages. ... I have ...

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• Grade Level: High School