Immersion

Moises, a ten-year-old student, struggles to communicate in his new school with limited access to his native language.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• language
• math
• immersion
• richard
• levien
• education
• youth
• school
• spanish

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[exsportsplexgymnast]

That's horrible that the prinicipal could speak spanish and didn't even help him! If he wanted the grades to improve he should've helped the kids who didn't learn the lanuguage!

[devilsnevercry322]

these are meaningful videos

i like things with meaning

i like nonsense as long as its interesting or funny

i hate commercials in abs cbn all of them think their cute

i like sense or nonsense

i don't know anymore

[WhatIThinkCounts2]

Don't judge teachers. If I wanted to teach in a foreign language, I'd move to a foreign country. It was my choice to spend my hard earned dollars on the academic concentration area (credits equal more than a minor degree) which I chose to enrich my Education degree. The public schools don't pay for me to learn, and overwhelm me so much that I wouldn't have the time. Teachers aren't superhuman. It's easier for kids to learn one language, English, than for a teacher to learn multiple languages.

[Machdude]

You are making quite the dumb statement yourself. America does not actually have an official language. Sure you can speak predominantly English, but it is not the designated language of the country and the people are free to speak whatever language they want. Your grammar blows, BTW.

[love2slp]

i cant believe they put me in da credits as bunny ear girl wtf couldnt they jst call me a kid

[stefharder]

Tarantadong principal.

[arugulablue]

Excellent film!

[dogsrule30]

I don't fully understand the ending. So he basically just sat there and didn't finish the test?

[XiPepsiX]

@JuicyLoveForever10 u must be like 10 lol.

[JuicyLoveForever10]

was it just me or was that kid hot

[cookieteacher]

As a teacher, all I can say is that this topic is so political that very little can be easily accomplished.....

[Faythe5491]

@solokin3 America is one of the very very few countries that doesn't raise their kids to speak multiple languages. Many countries have people who are raised with three or four languages. Americans (and I am one) are the stupid ones, not a kid who moved here with his family who is actually trying to understand what is going on around him.