The part of this chapter that stood out the most was where the students were telling their teachers not to judge them based on how well they speak English, but to judge them based on what they know.
It is so easy to think a person who does not speak English well is uneducated or stupid, even if that person is just beginning to learn English. Remembering that students whose first language is not English know a lot in other areas is so important. The worst thing teachers can do for those students is make them feel like they do not belong or that their opinion does not matter.
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