Please read the paragraph & quote below and answer the question at the very end. Please also draw information from the 2 attached PDFs.
Incorporating Equity
It’s important to understand the context in which dual language programs exist, and to ask whose interest is being served. At the forefront of what we do as educators should be a push and fight for achieving equity for underrepresented students.
Equity must be incorporated at several different levels—district, school, and classroom—and with respect to students, families, and teachers. Equitable treatment requires a clear understanding of the needs of culturally, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse students and includes the integration of multicultural themes into instruction (Alanis & Rodriguez, 2008; de Jong, 2011; Genesee et al., 2006). While important in all schools, equity is crucial in the dual language program model with its emphasis on integrating students of different ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Thus, effective schools have teachers and staff who are committed to equity. (Center for Applied Linguistics, 2018, p. 11)
Question:
How does this quote resonate with your beliefs and understandings about teaching?
