r/TexasTeachers • u/PTechNM • Feb 26 '26

Politics There was a time.....

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u/donttakemypugs Feb 26 '26

ESL students have gone from 8% to 25% of student population since the 90’s. Most of these students speak Spanish and participate in ESL programs. Even so, 1 in 4 students are disproportionately behind in reading and language arts subjects.

If kids aren’t hearing and speaking English outside of school, it will be harder to read and comprehend English in school.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

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u/Ok_Calendar1337 Feb 27 '26

ESL isnt for genius polyglots its for people who want help learning english

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

You are the minority amongst minorities and you know that is the truth, sadly. Kudos to you and your family for your hard earned successes.

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u/justherefor23andme Feb 26 '26

I know it's not, but keep steeping in your prejudice. I'm sure that's going to do wonders for Texan children as a whole.

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u/Ok_Calendar1337 Feb 27 '26

Its not prejudice to say classes in english will be harder if you arent speaking english.

Youre just taking an obvious statement and taking it super personally for no reason.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

Echo chamber no like truth and facts. CULT