Something like 22% of the US speaks something other than English at home. I wonder how this plays a role. I have no data beyond this, but it’s just something I’ve wondered about.
My kids district is a diverse one, I think white is just barely the majority, and it’s a real smattering of all sorts otherwise. There are a lot of kids who come from parents who clearly speak no English. And so when test results come out, they don’t look great for the school, but it’s kinda like no shit, we have kids learning English for the first time, of course they won’t test well.
So for this reason, I see how my kids are doing, I read with them, I do math with them, and if things seem good then they seem good, and I’m not personally going to stress over test score trends schoolwide, and certainly not statewide or nationally.
Something like 22% of the US speaks something other than English at home. I wonder how this plays a role. I have no data beyond this, but it’s just something I’ve wondered about.
My kids district is a diverse one, I think white is just barely the majority, and it’s a real smattering of all sorts otherwise. There are a lot of kids who come from parents who clearly speak no English. And so when test results come out, they don’t look great for the school, but it’s kinda like no shit, we have kids learning English for the first time, of course they won’t test well.
So for this reason, I see how my kids are doing, I read with them, I do math with them, and if things seem good then they seem good, and I’m not personally going to stress over test score trends schoolwide, and certainly not statewide or nationally.