Blog #3 SO WHAT!

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Blog #3

Bilingual education is the article that actually defines my philosophy as a teacher. Language is one of the things that defines people’s cultural identity, so if religion is one of human right, language should be too. Students should be allowed to learn subjects in a language that they understand very well, language that their parents understands as well. Today many immigrant students face a series problems while learning English. Some students fall into depression because they feel that they can’t learn English fast enough to take the stander test.

It’s hard for immigrant students to develop academic writing, reading, and speaking in less than two years, it also much harder for their parents to learn new language. Therefor schools needs to educate students in their own language. I remember when I came to the United States without knowing any English word. I didn’t think it was hard to learn new language until the day that I went to take my permit test. Even though I knew all the information I need it to pass the test I failed, because my English still wasn’t good enough, and I didn’t understand many of the words. After falling three times, someone told me that they have the test in many different languages. My forth time I take the test in Arabic to which I got 94%. From day till today I believe that diverse country like America really needs a bilingual education, so students can be in the same level and no kid is left behind due to language problems. Language is influencing education policy and schools and many students are not understanding what they are learning in order for them to take test or do their homework’s, while the students who know the language are succeeding and doing well.

I’m hoping that when I become a teacher I will have the right to teach my subject in different languages so every student in my class understand what I’m teaching. I would love to make conference with my students parents without having a translators. I want my students to feel accepted and be proud of their culture and language. I want their parents to be part of what their kids are learning so they have the ability to help them. I didn’t had that chance meaning that my mother never got the chance to be part of my education because she doesn’t speak English well, I was alone thought all my school years, I don’t want the same for my students. I also hope by the time I become teacher most of the schools regain the right to teach bilingual education.