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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My bilingual child has a child in her class who doesn’t speak English. I’m thrilled about it because it gives my daughter a chance to practice her second language, be a helper, and get positive attention for knowing/using her second language (she’s reluctant sometimes). All of the kids pitch in to try to help. Terrible thing for kids to put their own stuff aside to help someone else, right?[/quote]

What if your daughter did NOT know a second language? pure "luck" in this case and not necessarily a "solution" to OP's problem

Collaboration is one thing; holding up instructional time to accommodate one child is not a collaborative measure, however.  The teacher is stuck, I assume, and the school clearly doesn't know what it's doing.

My daughter had a student in her history class who didn't know English. Her teacher (middle school), however, didn't pause to translate.  When they were grouped, my daughter said no one could communicate with him.  So he just sat there. When they presented, he was given a small task to handle.  Eventually, he started to act out b/c he became more and more frustrated.

This situation benefited no one.

As the daughter of two immigrants who learned English the "hard way," I have empathy - but if this situation accommodates the needs of ONE child while holding back the others, it's not working.[/quote]

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