speaking the unspeakable

HYPERLINKS:

reading this article brought a lot of things to my attention.  i had no idea that children so young would ask questions.  if i were asked before reading this article how old a child should be when you should start discussing this topic i would have said middle school.  i now realize that the younger the better.  these childs minds are impacted greatly on what they are taught at a very young age.  in this video the children are set up to watch two proposals both gay.  they are then asked questions and every child says that they think people should just be happy.  i liked this video because children think its ok before they are influenced by negative thoughts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8

FIRST DAY AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

October 8, 2014

I was assigned to go to Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary school on wednesdays from 12pm-2pm.  Having never tutored or taught children in a real classroom setting i was very nervous for what it would be like.  I entered the school and was paired up with a kindergarten and second grade class.  I go to each class for an hour.  First i went to the kindergarten class.  The class was separated at 6 different tables all with different activities.  They had about 30 minutes at each table.  I sat at one table and assisted them with counting and drawing the number that they had rolled with the dice.  each table had a different math game.  some students had no problem rolling the dice reading the number then writing the number and drawing that certain number of leaves on the paper.  a few select students had trouble concentrating and counting.  when i entered the second grade class the teacher gave me two students so i could go practice math with them in another room.  one student i was with was very good at the math i gave and the other student needs a lot of attention and help.  hopefully with time i can help him get on the right tracks to concentrate and be up to speed with his classmates.

Rodriguez reading: Question

Speaking a different language then the norm around you is very difficult.  When you enter in a place and you are the outcast you feel lonely, left out and scared.  I have been in the situation where everyone around spoke spanish and all i knew was english.  it is very difficult to understand what is happening around you and you feel like you are on a whole different planet.  Richard learning english to fit in and be able to learn in school is nice because i thought he would have been bilingual but he lost his spanish language along the way.  it must have been difficult for him to learn english once knowing a different language first because I've had experience in language classes and it was very hard for me to just learn key words in a different language.


Question:
why do they not have different languages in schools? they may teach a class but why don't they provide the whole system in the language that the child speaks?