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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The last few posts in this thread are bordering on crossing the line into an ugly territory.  If the California example cited above is true, then when the new immigrants settle into first-generation Americans, everyone will realize that their experience and adjustment is just like that of previous generations of immigrants to this country.  There is nothing to fear about having any new generation of immigrants become students in the public schools.[/quote]

I've been teaching ESOL for 15 years in FCPS and I do see a difference in the students we have gotten in the last couple of years.  They are, in general, older, less educated, and predominantly male - a different group  from whom I used to teach in the past.  While we try to help all of our students get an education and graduate, it is very difficult when a student comes at age 18 with a 3rd grade education - no matter how hard they work, that is HUGE gap in learning.  People at other fcps high schools around the county notice this trend, too - it is not just my school.   Many of these students will never graduate from high school as they will age out before they get enough credits - we really need to start thinking about other options of how we should educate this population of students who just keep on coming.[/quote]

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