LPP Reflection

Re: LPP Reflection

by Rebecca Ke -
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I also enjoyed everyone's presentation since it was super interesting to see how different communities used different methods to fight back against language policies that were harming their children. Some communities like the Chinese community and the African American community have focused their efforts on preserving their language and showing resistance outside the US public education system (with Chinese language schools & books written in AAVE) while others like the Hispanic and Deaf community worked to change the system from the inside (with the Chicano Civil Rights Movement & Deaf President Now! Movement). I also find that the establishment of charter schools that allows for more freedom in pedagogy can be very helpful in maintaining language and culture as well with FACTS and Pan American Charter School. However, I do agree that we should be working towards an education system where it isn’t necessary to establish charter schools or complementary schools for students'linguistic identities to flourish.