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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an elementary teacher it is frustrating to me that children have to prove their capability with the second language to join an immersion school, but many children with absolutely no English join my school every year and we are expected to easily accommodate them.[/quote]

Maybe it’s time for you to leave the profession. Your attitude is pathetic, and we don’t need you.

—elementary teacher 
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DP.  Unrealistic expectations placed on teachers seem to be the biggest cause of teacher unhappiness and attrition.  If expecting teachers to mainstream kids without English skills in a regular classroom is a prime example of such unrealistic expectations, it seems like it would be better to put that on the table.[b] I’d rather have kids with limited skills in a dedicated ESOL class or a separate school entirely [/b]than not have teachers. [/quote]

So the options are to segregate kids to entire classrooms made up of…kids WHO DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH or we will have no teachers. Got it.  Clearly you have no idea what you’re talking about. Just stop. Come back when you have some actual knowledge around the pedagogy of language acquisition. [/quote]

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