As the years pass, the population is school systems are becoming more diverse. At the school where my mom works, they have seen many more ELL students enroll. With ELL students the teacher also need to consider the parents and whether or not they speak English. With the growing number of ELL students, the teachers have had to dig deeper in their teaching and curriculum to ensure all students are presented the material in a ways they can learn. The language barrier is becoming smaller and smaller the more teachers and students work together.
Family diversity is another characteristic that teachers need to keep in mind in their classroom. Again, at the school my mom works in, this had become more prominent over the last five years. The students may not live with mom or dad anymore. Many are living with grandparents, where there is a great gap in the education from their youth and the education system of today. The grandparents may not be able to help the children with school work because they may not have went to school themselves. It is hard to really know the child's home life. I think the teacher should try to find out as much important information as possible to ensure the children all have equal opportunities.
It does not matter what characteristic of a child sets them apart from others, as a teacher I will do everything I can to make sure when that child walks out of my room they know someone cares.
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