Re: my opinion...
Posted by laura beth on 4/15/08

Hi Truly,
what I meant was that her mom only talks to her in their native
language. And I see nothing wrong with that at all! I just suggested
to her to speak to her in English as well since she knows it. That
is what i meant when I wrote that message. I did state that her mom
still talks to her in her native language but I should of wrote that
she does not talk to her in English even though she knows how to
speak it. You are right I don't think I expressed my self in the
right way. Thank you for understanding. I'm sorry if I sounded like
I was getting offensive (really didn't mean to) but I just really
wanted some advice on what to do. Thanks for the response.

Laura Beth
On 4/10/08, Truly wrote:
> Hi Laura Beth,
>
> If you read my message, I only stated that I was "wondering" and I
> had not intended it as a criticism.
>
> Your message states:
>
> "I tried to tell her mom that she needs to speak to her in English
> as much as possible to help her (the student even told me she gets
> confused when her mom talks to her). But her mom still talks to
> her in the native toungue."
>
> Your use of "But" and "still" indicates that you think she should
> not be speaking in her native tongue. "But her mom still talks to
> her in her native toungue."
>
> If you had intended the mother to use both English and her native
> language, then why are you lamenting that her mother is STILL
> talking in her native toungue?
>
> Perhaps you didn't express yourself in the manner in which you
> meant.
>
> I do hear your frustration, however, and I hope that you can find
> a way to work around your problem.l
>
> All the best,
> Truly
>
>
> On 4/09/08, laura beth wrote:
>> Truly,
>> If you had read my response I wrote to Sonia I said that I
>> suggested to the Mom that she talks to her in BOTH. I personally
>> know the mother, I waitress at the restaurant that she runs. She
>> knows how to speak English and I just suggested that she speak
>> to her in it as well. I never said that she HAD to. Why can't
>> people on here give some helpful advice instead of making
>> comments.....?
>>
>> On 4/05/08, Truly wrote:
>>> I'm also wondering this. I know that in Ontario, where we
>>> have a diverse population, it is not advised for parents to
>>> stop conversing in their native language.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/30/08, Sonia wrote:
>>>> Why on earth would you ever tell a parent that he or she
>>>> couldn't speak to their own child in their native language?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/26/08, laura beth wrote:
>>>>> I just finished student teaching in November and have been
>>>>> working as a substitute teacher. I have been tutoring a
>>>>> student that is in first grade. I have seem real
>>>>> improvement with her. However, I showed her kindergarten
>>>>> sight words and she had no idea.Instead of sounding them
>>>>> out she will guess a word that is way off from what the
>>>>> word is. Also her parents are from a different country and
>>>>> speak to her in their native tongue. I tried to tell her
>>>>> mom that she needs to speak to her in English as much as
>>>>> possible to help her (the student even told me she gets
>>>>> confused when her mom talks to her). But her mom still
>>>>> talks to her in the native toungue. I know she's getting
>>>>> confused with her own language as well as learning the
>>>>> sounds of the English language. Also I don't understand
>>>>> how she was able to pass kindergarten with the level she
>>>>> is at when she does not know what she is expected to know
>>>>> in kindergarten but will be going into the second grade
>>>>> next year? help!

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• tutoring , 3/26/08, by laura beth.
• Re: my opinion..., 3/30/08, by Sonia.
• Re: my opinion..., 4/05/08, by Truly.
• Re: my opinion..., 4/09/08, by laura beth .
• Re: my opinion..., 4/10/08, by Truly.
• Re: my opinion..., 4/15/08, by laura beth.
• Re: Supply Teaching, 4/16/08, by Truly.
• Re: Supply Teaching, 4/29/08, by t.
• Re: my opinion..., 5/01/08, by Michelle.
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