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1.
Explain the following court cases and their implications for creating more
inclusive classrooms.
a.
Lau v. Nichols (1974) This court case established the very important
principle that became the basis for the requirement of learning English as
a second language in public schools. There were around 2856 children of
Chinese ancestry attending the public schools in San Francisco and only
around 1,000 of the children were receiving some form of English as a
second language. This means that almost 2,000 children were sitting in a
classroom not able to understand the content of the curriculum and were
not getting any access to English as a second language. This is a violation
of civil rights under Title VI. Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects
children not proficient in English as well as their parents from
discrimination. It also prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or
national origin in any program receiving federal financial assistance. To
provide adequate rights; schools are to provide English as a second
language in some valid form to learn the language as well as gain access
to the content of instruction.
b.
Plyer v. Doe (1982) This case was a landmark case and establishes that
undocumented children have a right to attend free public school where
they reside. This case originated in Texas where there was a statute
stating that districts had two options. One option was to educate the
undocumented children, but the district would not get a per diem allocation
per child. The second option was to exclude the children completely. Plyler
chose to exclude the children completely, the suit went all the way to the
supreme court where the statute was declared as unconstitutional as a
violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US
Constitution. The Texas State statute denied equal protection of the law to
the folks in spite that they didn't have a right to be in the United States
under the Federal Immigration law. The court looked at the greater good of
the community and said it was better to educate the children and integrate
them into the communities and found that the children did have the ability
to go to school where they were living.
1.
How would you as a teacher foster students with diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds to value their own cultural heritages and
simultaneously facilitate them to learn proper English to academically
perform accordingly in class?
As a teacher I would first establish inclusion
within the classroom. Establishing inclusion involves regularly grouping
students with different classmates, and they can then share unique
perspectives and diverse background knowledge. I would also deliver
different forms of content through learning stations. Each station would use a
unique method of teaching a skill or concept related to the lesson, and
students respond differently to different types of content. I would also use
media in the classroom that positively depicts a range of cultures.
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