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[quote=Anonymous]PP- I am full-time and our caseload is supposed to be 35-40 students. We are always short on ESOL teachers in our district so by Thanksgiving, I am sure they will take away our newest ESOL teacher to put in another school (they always do this). That means we will have more students on our caseload and then we will have to redo our schedules- ugh! Many of my former ESOL students jump at the chance to be a peer buddy to a newcomer. It makes them feel important and useful. One of my worst behaved former students found his niche as a peer buddy to a scared newcomer. Anyway, I don't encourage teachers to have the peer buddy interpret everything. That is unsustainable in real life. I tell the peer buddy to make sure the student understands important school things like emergency drills, important papers to be signed by a parent and returned, etc. The peer buddy also helps them make friends. It is more difficult to learn the language as the kids get older and if they are only one of a few ESOL students in the school. But the Supreme Court decided on this a long time ago and students in this country have a right to an education. All of them including the ones who use more resources (ESOL, special education, etc). [/quote]

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