tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post5257918589854225448..comments2024-03-08T15:03:32.616-05:00Comments on I hablo espanglish: DefeatedJenniferMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-41961663461640378692015-03-04T14:10:16.253-05:002015-03-04T14:10:16.253-05:00Just sending more encouragement and love your way!...Just sending more encouragement and love your way!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332242841526375176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-79865100749484899412015-03-03T20:18:36.758-05:002015-03-03T20:18:36.758-05:00I know, Stacey. It's absolutely inequitable an...I know, Stacey. It's absolutely inequitable and exclusionary. Thanks for your support!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-13716694330056911782015-03-03T11:54:05.374-05:002015-03-03T11:54:05.374-05:00Your post breaks my heart for your students and yo...Your post breaks my heart for your students and you to watch them struggle so much. I'd like those people who mandate these tests to try and take the test in a foreign language. Maybe then they will get a feeling for your students.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-59429508905774320132015-03-03T07:35:12.987-05:002015-03-03T07:35:12.987-05:00Those restrictions are so absurd. It's like we...Those restrictions are so absurd. It's like we're back in the days of the early 1900's when my grandfather came to America and had to sink or swim. It's terrible. We've come farther than this as a society. I wish the powers that be would come to their senses and support ELL students in real ways if they're going to insist on this test!Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-43515642480770732892015-03-03T00:26:00.054-05:002015-03-03T00:26:00.054-05:00So sorry to hear this, Jennifer. I wish those '...So sorry to hear this, Jennifer. I wish those 'powers that be' would wake up to realize how crazy this is. Best to you in working this out.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-57920492204606667802015-03-02T22:58:45.540-05:002015-03-02T22:58:45.540-05:00I feel your pain as I was giving instructions for ...I feel your pain as I was giving instructions for my ELLs who are taking the ACT tomorrow. I get to proctor the PLAN test. I really wonder what my ELLs who speak no English are going to write? Are their guessing even making the tests valid? Such craziness! All this in the middle of our ELL testing season. We need a change!Jaanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027755562339582129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-28220404906738068692015-03-02T21:33:51.164-05:002015-03-02T21:33:51.164-05:00Having met your wonderful hard-working students, I...Having met your wonderful hard-working students, I am saddened beyond belief by your vivid description of their defeat. Your title aptly defines now how they view assessment as an ELL student. I also know how much it must of hurt you to tell them that you couldn't help them. Their beloved teacher that they trust so much. And that is probably the saddest part of the story. Cathy Sankeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155723793891983903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089637337412050596.post-85272265076322526072015-03-02T21:20:31.185-05:002015-03-02T21:20:31.185-05:00I can't begin to imagine how hard this is as a...I can't begin to imagine how hard this is as a teacher, to have to sit and watch your students struggle and not be able to help them. Hugs to you and your kidsDeb Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.com