It brings together cultural issues, as well as, academic curriculum content subject matter. The background that a certified bilingual education professional receives is composed of different strategies that can facilitate curriculum matter not just to mainstream students but also English language learners. In order to help someone, you have to be able to understand him or her. According to Echevarria and Graves, several states, including California, Florida, Texas, and New York, have been the major points of entry for the immigrant population, leading to estimates that in the year 2001, minority enrollment will range from 70 percent to 96 percent in the nation s fifteen largest school systems. The need for bilingual education and English language learners are a problem that school districts cannot avoid.
Many students lack the support from their families.
Sometimes it is more important to work than to be educated. As teachers, it is our personal responsibility to make a child s learning experience as exciting and interesting as possible. Among youth, as concluded in the interview report from PBS, there is a high rate of high school dropouts. The highest percentages of dropouts are Hispanics. They admit to the fact, that when asked what it is that they want to become when they grow up, they have no clue.