Hi Dr. Bahar Otcu-Grillman and Classmates, As shown in the two videos, the subject of Bilingual Education is one of the major issues that changed the learning structure in the United States. The Lau vs. Nichols video depicts the case of the Chinese Americans students living in the state of San Francisco with limited English proficiency. The students felt that they did not receive special help in their learning institutions because of their inability to speak English. They felt they had the entitlement as listed in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Lau vs. Nichols and Proposition 227 videos depicts the manner in which Bilingual Education developed in San Francisco. The debate referred to as Proposition 227 focuses on whether students should primarily be taught in the English language. Many people view the move as racist despite the California’s intention to deal with its’ increased immigrant population. Even though only 61% of the population voted …show more content…
This is because depending on how a culture is brought up to learn can greatly influence you as an educator to help educate the students on their term and be able to learn ways to discipline them to be successful students academically. It is also important to know this for the student’s development whether it is socially, emotionally and/or academically. However, we as educators cannot focus on only one individual but our classroom as a whole in order to make sure that all of our students will be pushed to their full potential and succeed. Let it be students born in the United States or students who are new to the States and rarely knows English, we as educators must be able to work with where they are at because these individuals need all of our support and capacity to feel at