When young Hispanic-Americans enter an elementary classroom for the first time, they face numerous Psychological and educational barriers. ... Children learn their native language in the context of a caring family. ... However, once Hispanic children get to school, their native language may be neglected, and this creates problems that are very difficult to solve causing long term disabilities in many of them. ... Yet, many Hispanic-American students are forced to do both simultaneously. ... Bilingual education, which employs the child's native language for instruction, speeds learning ...

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As you all know, it can be extremely aggravating trying to communicate with someone who is not familiar with your native language. ... We are America, we cannot go backwards. ... America was established to be a melting pot of all sorts. ... The problem is, counties such as Europe and Asia spend triple the amount of time in school than Americans do teaching usually one or two other languages aside from their native language. ... In this way, the non-native English-speaking students and the non-native Spanish-speaking students have the opportunity to develop the ability to speak English and Spa...

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Speaking English has become a problem faced by many public schools in America. ... The teachers in American public schools are being made to slow down the learning process for students to be able to keep up with the instructions. ... The American people are beginning to become aware that some of the students are not putting forth the effort to learn their new native tongue. ... If this is apparent then why do some of the second generation students who have had parents come to school in America before have such a hard time making the transition. ... We realize that the American democracy is use...

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A young African American man is about to make a decision that will dictate and impact the rest of his life. ... The young African American man agrees with everything that Affirmative Action provides and stands for. ... The number of minority students attending American colleges and universities jumped 48% in the 1990's, with all minorities posting double digit gains in college enrollment, according to a study by the American Council on Education. ... In general, African Americans and Hispanics continue to be in the back of the pack compared to the white population. Asian Americans are...

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In North America it means "trousers" but in the United Kingdom its mean is "underpants". ... EFL teacher would like their student to comprehend foreign behavior for three main reasons: to reflect about cultural values of other societies, to appreciate foreign traditions and to facilitate the successful interrelationship with native speakers of the language being taught. ... When doing an interpretation of these words it can be said that, by understanding traditions or determined social situations in culture, the goal of reaching successful interrelationship with native spea...

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Therefore, he responded," So, why do we say that Columbus discovered America". ... The only good thing that he actually did, by accident, was finding what is later to be known as America. ... Many attribute Columbus with discovering America. However, he actually did not discover America. Before he arrived in America, it was inhabited by the Native Americans. ...

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Opposer of the change, Kenji Hakuta told reporters that "the scores were meaningless because the tests themselves were designed for native English speakers". ... However, "thousands of California students like Dominquez will be making steady progress toward realizing their American Dream thanks to their newfound command of English."...

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These protesting groups included African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, homosexuals, and women. ... The American Heritage dictionary defines radical as "Advocating fundamental or revolutionary changes." ... This group was started, "to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." ...

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Does America honestly believe that segregation is gone? ... In comparison to European and Asian students, American student test scores are low internationally. ... In 2013, when the effects of poverty were controlled, American students ranked near the top of the world. ... Those that are of lower-income tend to be immigrants of Hispanic, Native American, African, Asian, Arabian background. ... If America adopts Common Core then refugees would not benefit because they would remain poor. ...

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The child that I am tutoring is African American and lives in the inner city. ... She needs to know that her own "native" language should not be lost, but that there is a way to write and speak formally. ...

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America is faced with a challenge detrimental to the future success of the nation: education reform. This challenge was brought about by the idea that America's public school system is failing as a whole. ... Other components of NCLB include the academic performance of ˜disadvantaged' students, employing ˜high quality' teachers, helping limited English proficient students become fluent in English, promoting programs that involve the informed choice of parents, promoting safe school environments, increased funding for Native American schools...

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His mother was: "a new girl to America [she] had been awarded a high school diploma by teachers to busy or careless to notice that she hardly spoke English" (552). ... He also did not take advantage of any of the more worldly advice that his parents had to offer, "stupidly I took for granted their enormous amount of native intelligence" (551). ...

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