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The Next Generation: Our Kids, Our Community
Community Forums
Hispanic Community
March, 2007
Collective Statements--English Translation:
Describe the learning environment that you don’t want in the high school:
I don’t want to see in the new high school a teacher who does not understand the struggles of an ESL student. I want more consideration and support from these teachers, more cultural sensitivity courses, no racism, no negligence towards ESL students. I don’t want to see such emphasis on the scientific aspect of education over the artistic one. I don’t want to see my student having to access to rigorous and advanced language. I don’t want to see lack of security and protection against drugs. I don’t want to see divisions based on racism, social and geographic discrimination, inequity in receiving educational and social resources as well as access to qualified teachers who can impart quality teaching. I don’t want to see socioeconomic divisions. I say no to gangs, no to a mediocre system of evaluation and no to inappropriate teaching and learning. I don’t want to be looked down or see racism addressed to Latinos.
Describe the learning environment that you would like to see in the high school:
I want see greater support in sport for our youth. Fast and easy access to information and greater parental participation in school. A newsletter in Spanish for parents that are fluent in English so they are aware of important topics. More grants to support for emigrants. I want to see more harmony, integration, and students not held back because of ESL. I would like after school ESL workshops, greater emphasis on language, global history and culture, more Hispanic teachers or at least proportional representation and would love see second language taught in elementary. More cultural relevance for cultures outside of Alaskan cultures. I would like to see more educational opportunities and equity in participation for learning. Assistance and support to guide and motivate students to continue studying. I want to see that students’ opinions and suggestions are heard and that they have access to what will bring more opportunities to our children. I would like to see teachers open minded and renewed in their understanding of students’ learning styles. I want to see staff talking and ready to deal with situation related to drugs and other teenage problems. Motivating staff, enthusiastic counselors to keep students focused and motivated to continue with education. A class, any content, in Spanish so that our students can take a mental break from the pressure of learning in English. I want to see equity in access learning programs. I want see more funding to support ESL students, more recognition of their presence in newsletters and in the school. More opportunities without preference for race and culture starting in elementary or primary.
I want to see an assessment system that supports learning for the students who have difficulties because of ESL. More rigor and less competition explaining to students how it works and the reasons behind the assessment. I want to see greater cooperation and participation of the minority community, with representative voice. And programs of early detection for at risk students. I want to see alternatives to continue with GED, and vocational programs.
I want to see a system of orientation for families of ESL students to be informed of different resources available and programs of cultural connection for emigrants. I want to see a second language taught in elementary school and not wait until high school.
Describe a student when he/she has graduated.
Students have knowledge to continue their studies in the university. They are ready and prepared like other students. Ready to use English at the same level, ready to work in any area. A student looking forward to university studies with Great writing skills, good oral communication, appropriate & advanced internet search skills, open minded, non-judgement al, advanced library information seeking skills, critical thinking. A self-confident student who will succeed outside of Juneau and find open doors for opportunities here if they want to return. We want them to have the opportunities we did not have. He is a mature individual, possessing human values to conduct himself successfully in society. Prepared for the future and with the capacity to make proper decisions.
Advice you have for us in order to make the best learning environment happen.
I recommend more integration in content areas with the most capable teachers are. I recommend we have true teachers and superb counselors. A Hispanic district level representative to take suggestions, answer questions and solve problems. Encourage Hispanic parents participation, to listen to them and to the students. Call for family meetings so voices can be heard, more funds and prepared teachers to support ESL students.I recommend more cultural sensitivity courses for teachers to help stop racism at all levels. I would recommend more cooperation. I would recommend that the district work closer with parents and students to create more classes and activities to support ESL teachers and students. Monthly meetings to assure that the actions are carried away. I would also recommend that there should be an advocate and ombudsman available to parents and students. Provide more funds to support for education and less for war to be able to prepare students with high level information seeking skills. Think of ways to provide information in Spanish to make it accessible.
Spanish Responses:
Describe the learning environment that you don’t want in the high school
I don’t want to see in the new high school a teacher who does not
understand the struggles of an ESL student. I want more consideration
and support from these teachers, more cultural sensitivity courses, no
racism, no negligence towards ESL students. No me gustaria que se
enfaticeel aspecto cinetifico sobre el aspecto artistico de educacion.
Me gustaria que que mis hijos tuvieran opcion al leguage mas avanzado
no solo a nivel basicopero ma exigente. Me gustaria que hubiera mas
seguridad, proteccion con respecto a las drogas.
No divisions by race, socioeconomics, geography, no inequality of
resources. No racismo,discriminacion, no desigualdad de los estudiantes
en oportunidades de educaciony socials, participacion equanime, no
segregacion. Trato equanime en cuanto a la educacion. No desigualdad,
personal de ensenanza que no tenga el nivel de calificacion adecuada
para transmitir la ensenenza necesaria. No division social &
economica, no a los gangs. No a un sistema de seguimiento mediocre para
asegurer que los estudiantes aprendan. Que los conocimientos sean
transmitidos adecuadamente.
No quiero ver racismo a ningun nivel. Que pare el racismo con la gente
Latina, que no nos miren como bichos raros, nosotros solo queremos
superarnos un poco mas. Que no haya mas discriminacion hacia nuestros
hijos.
Describe the learning environment that you would like to see in the high school:
Mas ayuda para los jovenes en los deportes.
Acceso a la informacion mas facil y rapida, mas participacion de los
padres en las clases. Tal vez, tener un News Letter dedicado solo al
Espanol donde se puedan dar a conocer los topicos para los padres que
no manejan el Ingles a la perfeccion. Becas para emigrantes.
Harmony, integration, no students held back because ESL, After school
ESL workshops, greater emphasis on language, global history and
culture, more Hispanic teachers or at least proportional
representation, second language taught in elementary. Cultural
relevance from cultures oiutside of Alaskan cultures.
Igualdad en las oprtunidades educativas. Traro equanime en
participacion y ensenanza. Ayuda y Apollo a los estudiantes Hispanos.
Orientacion y guia especial para que continuen motivando a los jovenes
a continuar con los estudios. Que se escuchen las opinions y
sugerencias de los estudiantes. Mas integracion en todos los aspectos
y que se brinden tyodas las oprtunidades a nuestros hijos.
Me gustaria ver mas profesores con mentalidad mas fresca al
entendimiento del estudiante. Que tenganpersonal adecuado de como
tartar situaciones deficiles como por ejemplo consejeros que les hablen
sobre droga y otors problemas de los jovenes. Motivadores. Mas
consejeros entusiastas que ayuden a nuestros estudiantes a enfocarlos y
animarlos a que sigan sus estudios superiors. Una clase en Espanol de
cualquier material para que nuestros estudiantes descansen de tanats
clases en Ingles, de tanta presion, de igualdad en cuanto a programas
de aprendizaje. Mas fondos del gobierno destinados a programas de ESL.
Reconocimento a estudiantes de ESL en toda la escuela o en News
Letters. Mas oprtunidades para todos por igual sin preferencias de raza
o cultura y que empiezen desde el nivel elemental o la primaria.
Un sistema de Apollo y seguimiento para aquellos estudiantes que tienen
dificultades de aprendizaje dentro de los cuales se encuentran
estudiantes ESL. Mas rigor y menos competencia yn al mismo tiempo
explicar el porque de este procedimiento. Quisiera ver mayor
cooperacion y participacion de la comunidad minoritaria con una voz que
la represente. Programas para detectar estudiantes con riesgo de salir
de la escuela, darles seguimiento y opciones. Alternativas para
continuar con su GED, educacion vocacional. Sistema de orientacion para
las familias de los estudiantes ESL para informarles de los diferentes
recursos disponibles.
Programas de conexion cultural para emigrantes. Ensenar un Segundo idioma desde elementary y no desde H.S
Describe a student when he/she graduates:
Mas conocimiento. Conocimento necesarios para iniciar los estudios universitarios al mismo nivel que otros estudiantes. Preparada para saber hablar Ingles, que esta al nivel de todos los demas estudiantes, puede trabajar en cualquier que esta a su nivel. Continuar con los estudios con muchas ganas de seguir en la Universidad. Great writing skills, good oral communication, appropriate & advanced internet search skills, open minded, non-judgemental, advanced library information seeking skills, critical thinking.
Mas seguridad. Darles la oprtunidad de que si salen de Juneau tengan la oprtunidad de desenvolverse dentro de otra sociedad de forma normal y una vez que cunplan que esten resueltos que puedad volver a esta ciudad en busca de mas oportunidades. Que se le habran las puertas a todas las oprtunidades que nosotros no pudimos tener y que sigan estudiando hasta lograr todas sus metas.
Mas Madurez, Un estudiante que posea valores humanos
Mejor formas de conducirse ante la sociedad
Con mas preparacion para el futuro. Estudiante con Buenos habitos de estudio y capacidad para tomar decisions adecuadas.
Advice you have for us in order to make the best learning environment happen.
Mas integracion en las ramas donde estan los profesores mas
capacitados.Recomiendo que tengan profesores pero verdaderos
profesores, consejeros supercapacitadosTener un representante Hispano
en el Distrito escolar al cual podamos acudir con preguntas,
sugerencias o problemas.Tener mas participacion de los padres hispanos,
escuchar a los padres y estudiantes hispanos.Convocar juntas de familia
para que la voz de los estudiantes se haga oirOfrecer mas fondos que
apoyen a los estudiantes ESL
Ofrecer maestros capacitados para poder apoyar a los estudiantes ESL
Que paren el racismo
Cultural sensitivity courses
Educacion sobre como parar el racismo a todos los niveles
Mas atencion al aspecto Racial impartiendo a los maestros clases de racismo.
Mas educacion, Mas cooperacion
The District needs to work together with parents and students
More funds from the government, more certified teachers, more programs and activities available for ESL students.
A monthly meeting for ESL parents para cerciorarse de que esto se lleva a cabo.
Parent Advocate/Ombudsman will be available to parents to answer questions
Proportional Representation of Hispanic in the teaching community
Information seeking skills
Con respecto a nosotros los padres hispanos, informacion en Espanol.
Mas acceso, mas beneficios para los minoritarios, mas dinero en educacion y menos en la Guerra.
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