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From http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/are-you-schooling-or-educating-your-english-learner-students/education

Are you schooling or educating your English learner students?
Erick Herrmann
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

English learners, like all students, go to school to learn. They are learning the knowledge and skills of the content areas as they are developing English proficiency. The goal, of course, is that students learn to be critical thinkers, are able to engage in society, and develop the skills necessary to be happy and successful human beings.

As we teach our students, then, are we creating situations in which students can develop those skills? Or are we teaching them to robotically follow the rules that are imposed by the adults in the school?

...The following ideas are a few examples of ways to build student voice into the "schooling" process.

Read the full article to get ideas for increasing learner agency: http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/are-you-schooling-or-educating-your-english-learner-students/education