Education

The issue of educating children who are not proficient in English is a lot more complicated than I previously realized. Getting bilingual teachers into enough classrooms to make a difference is unfortunately impossible at this time due not only to the low number of bilingual teachers, but the low number of certified teachers to begin with. Because many schools where Latinos attend are underfunded and forced to employ teacher with minimal qualifications and little experience, Latino children are not offered the same standard of education as other children . I liked the idea about having a school that stresses both languages, but when it was mentioned that students from those schools ended up less proficient in both languages that idea was kind of shot. I’d really like to see some kind of initiative put out there for teachers to become proficient in English and Spanish.