Half of K class is ESOL
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Anonymous
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I love that our new elementary school is diverse but should we be concerned that more than half of the kids in DS class are ESOL students?
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Anonymous
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I wouldn't. The class is probably smaller overall, right? And the ESOL kids get pulled out for part of the day so that makes it even smaller.
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Anonymous
| ESOL has nothing to do with intelligence or behavior. Why would this be a concern? I know several brilliant people who started off as ESOL students. |
Anonymous
| Where are you located? |
Anonymous
This is so obvious, I doubt OP was concerned about that. If the concern is about lack of resources or classroom dynamics, I wouldn't worry. There are plenty of ESOL resources in most districts, kids adapt very quickly, and also keep in mind that kids whose parents speak at home other language than English are often categorized as ESOL, even if themselves are fluent in English. |
Anonymous
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OP here - you are right.... I didn't mean to imply that at all.
I was only thinking in terms of how the class is run as a whole to accommodate all the students there are 22 total in the class and 13 are ESOL.
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Anonymous
Good point! |
Anonymous
How do you know the kids qualify for ESOL? Why would you be given this information? Or, are you guessing, based on the kids' names? |
Anonymous
It would be a safe assumption, in general. |
Anonymous
Well, no, not really. |
Anonymous
Actually no, I don't even know the names of the kids in his class yet, but thanks for being so judgmental. This information was not a secret and I don't think ESOL is anything to be ashamed of. |
Anonymous
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I don't understand how it can be public informationt? It's the student's personal information.
I mean, my kid can probably tell me who goes to ESOL, who goes to speech, who goes to the reading specialist -- but that's my kid telling me, not the school. |
Anonymous
I find it interesting that you took the question as judgmental. And no one said it is something to be ashamed of. But it is private information regarding other students. But really, how do you know who qualifies for ESOL? School just started, so how could you know which kindergarteners will be getting ESOL services? You say it isn't secret information, but you still haven't said how you know. |
Anonymous
So from a completely selfish point of view, you could say that during the time that the 13 ESOL students are pulled out for ESOL instruction, your child will be in a class of 11. Bonus!! Remember, kids pick up other languages pretty quickly and in K they are learning at vastly different rates and levels anyway. It should be fine. |
Anonymous
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It's not a problem in K but will become a problem.
The curriculum will be taught to a lower than average level to ensure that those kids grasp the material. The teacher can not alter that too much or she runs the risk of half the class failing. You need to look beyond K and 1st grade. |