Fires In the Bathroom Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Connection of the students who do not speak English is a concern of the ESL students. They suggest the teacher make an effort to connect others to their culture.

ESL is a challenging situation for anyone. There would be some need to help students feel connected to the school. The students do need to feel connected and the language barrier would be a challenging one to overcome. It seems like a double edged sword. One problem they face is being able to communicate with their peers, the other is they tend to group up with students who speak their same language. They may seem open to meeting new people, but when they hang out with people of their same language, and speak that language with them, it helps build that barrier between the students who cannot communicate with them. The teacher might be a good resource to introduce them, and allow the exchange students to talk about their culture.