In the past, second generation children were encouraged to adopt the customs, culture, and language of what was identified as the majority culture. ... According to survey data, even Spanish, a language thought to be particularly enduring in the United States, seldom lasts beyond the second or third generation. ...
Ethnic, Racial, Cultural, Religious, And Language Groups That Constitute Your Ethnic Heritage My own ethnic heritage is that of a both second generation Italian/Scott and Canadian French. ... I attended a French Catholic School and Church where French was taught as a second language for my generation. ... Chinese and Japanese immigration was curtailed due to the fear of job loss expressed by European settlers. ... The Chinese were the second non-Christian group to migrate followed by Japanese and Koreans the west coast and Hawaii. ...
For the past thirty years in the State of California, bilingual education has been undertaken by all the public schools of the state. Under such system, children of non-American ethnic have had a special treatment in their early academic career. Children of minority groups have been thought various subjects in their native tongues. Such subjects are Math, History and some Science classes. The bilingual program presented the student a scholastic curriculum that simultaneously instructed students all the required classes while teaching them the English language. ...
A teacher must do the following: 1. Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils 2. Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils 3. Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge 4. Plan and teach well structured lessons 5. Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and nee...
