Week 2 Readings -Emilee

One thing that really stood out to me about the Lenski article was the part about non-traditional ways to assess ELL students. Overall I thought this article was very informational and helpful. I have a few ELL students in my placement right now and it is interesting to read about different ways that can be helpful when assessing these students. Working with ELL students is already difficult and assessing them is probably not any easier. This article made a good point that teachers shouldn't assume that all ELL students should be assessed the same way. Even though they are all considered "ELL" students, that doesn't mean they all learn the same way or should be given the same assessments. I thought the ideas brought out in the Fleming article were pretty obvious. The idea that teaching in urban schools is going to be a challenging experience for most teachers is an obvious statement. Although after reading the article, it makes me want to never be placed in a urban area setting. Even though I thought the reading was somewhat obvious I also thought it was interesting and brought out a lot of valid points about urban area schools. Not being able to relate to the kids in your classroom could make it very hard to create a certain kind of environment that is comfortable for both the teacher and students. After reading the Delpit article I find myself feeling a little annoyed. The article talks about the idea that "the appropriate education for poor children and children of color can only be devised in consultation with adults who share their culture." Overall this article was stereotypical and I didn't really like it.