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Friday, March 10, 2017

...out of some 12 counselors at Blair, only one is Spanish-speaking...

...Across the country, suburbs like Montgomery County are going through a metamorphosis, shedding the cocoon of highly educated affluence for a new identity that is browner, poorer, and far more ethnically diverse: “It’s a whole new scenario,” Portela said, “with the same rules and procedures we had from 30 years ago when the county was mostly white.” An influx of English-language learners and refugee students is altering the look and feel of suburban schools—as school districts respond to the dramatic shift with mixed results, and against the backdrop of a rising anti-immigrant climate...

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/02/the-non-white-student-behind-the-white-picket-fence/518097/

3 comments:

  1. Accommodation, accommodation
    The wicked mean of education
    Communication, communication
    The weakest link of education.

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  2. It is hard to blame Blair and MCPS for this scenario. While the population of the county has been changing for a while, a big part of this huge increase in ESOL students came with the influx of unaccompanied minors in 2014. Most DCC high schools, Gaithersburg, Springbrook and Watkins Mill saw a significant increase in new ESOL students. Schools, counselors and teachers have had to react to this change with not a lot of support or guidance in a short amount of time.

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  3. Perhaps 'The Atlantic' should conduct a scholarly analysis on this phenomenon:
    http://wjla.com/news/local/fredrick-co-high-school-student-arrested-on-drug-and-gun-charges

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