QR Chapter 8

Chapter 8
"At least one in every six adolescents going to school in the United States comes from a family in which English is not the main language." (146)
This statement shocked and saddened me. I was astounded by the number of teenagers, 3.4 million, whose main language is not English. I was also saddened by the fact that here in Maine, I went from Kindergarten to senior year in high school without any classmates who fell into this demographic. As the chapter continued on, I realized that much of the information presented didn't apply simply based on my location. It is good to read the chapter, however, to get a basic understanding of how to approach foreign language speakers in the classroom.