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For Whom is your Dual Language Bilingual Education Program?
If you are considering opening a Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) program, you must first determine whom your program will serve. This decision will help guide other discussions that you may have in the future. In this article, I provide you with the choices you have and the pros and cons of each of your…
César Chávez Teaches Us That We Need to Stop Placing People on Pedestals!
When I read Dolores Huerta’s Facebook post about César Chávez, it was the first I learned about the New York Times article. I was in my daughter’s bedroom and literally gasped in horror. I posted my support for Ms. Huerta on Facebook, but also wrote, “I have no words,” because I didn’t. I had to…
The Magic of Transfer in Multilingual Education
The magic key to multilingual learning lies in transfer. What you know in your first language can transfer to your second language and what you know in the second language can transfer to your first language. For instance, if you know how to add in English, you know how to add in every language because…
How The Argument Surrounding the “Warmth of Collectivism” Impacts our Multilingual Students
The Map Above Comes from Geert Hofstede Website One of the latest arguments highlighted by social media lately has been an argument over Zohran Mamdani’s use of the phrase, “warmth of collectivism.” Mamdani has proclaimed that voters have asked for collectivism over individualism. On the other hand, prominent commentators and religious figures have decried the…
The Early Start of Language Endangerment Among our Students
In a previous post, we analyzed this graph to understand the linguistic repertoire of our simultaneous bilinguals. Simultaneous bilinguals, who make up the majority of our emergent bilinguals nationwide, are those exposed to more than one language before reaching age 5. In the United States, we generally refer to simultaneous bilinguals as those who speak…
Assimilation Myths: Who Truly Belongs?
The Other An interesting theme that I have noticed on the Internet is the idea that only immigrants who are willing and able to “assimilate” should be permitted entry to the United States. Everyone else who wants to continue being the “other” should be denied entry. There’s a lot to unpack in this sentiment, but…
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