Chapter 3: Families and Communities

English proficiency is an attainable goal for all students. However, this is only possible if there are enough ESL teachers in all of the schools across the country. The ESL teachers would obviously be proficient in many different languages. I think that the ESL teachers in the southwestern part of the USA should be especially proficient in Spanish because of the increased amount of students who speak Spanish as their primary language. The use of ESL teachers is important because, as the reading told us, a student who speaks another language as his or primary language deserves the same education as a student who speaks English as his or her primary language. I also feel that it is important to make sure the family is supportive of the child learning English so he or she can get a better education. I believe this because the chapter says that the family plays a large role in the students education.