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Language: en
I always see bombings and shootings.
One day I wake up woke up and we just
packed oursel and left.
It was not our country, but it wasn't
good to live there.
1 2 3.
They arrived in Lynn, a UN refugee
relocation site in Massachusetts.
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More than 15,000 people from around the
world have been resettled in the state
since 2009.
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With these newcomers, the number of
students learning English in local
schools has grown steadily.
Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.
Since the loss of their father, Mkhtara
and his sisters helped their mother
improve her language skills.
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You should be speak with me English in
the home.
It's good.
It's like we go. Yeah. In Barbara, we
speak English. So at home, we want to
relax.
I want to learn. Must be
must be.
When Mana first arrived, he attended a
public school where he was separated in
a class for English language learners.
When I first came, I would speak like
broken English. I would go to a class
and I was the only Iraqi kid there. The
teachers, they all spoke Spanish. The
teacher sometimes will translate for
them in Spanish and like I would just
sit in the corner.
For high school, Ratata switched to Kip
Academy Len Collegiate.
Instead of separating English language
learners, this charter school includes
them in regular classes.
This reading is ridiculously
challenging. I threw up some page
numbers here. If you want to go straight
to the sex scene, I don't I don't uh I
don't blame you.
One of the biggest gaps that might
happen is English language learners may
feel again separated or they're not
taken seriously.
As head of Kip Lynn's English as a
second language program, Renee Alderret
supports students like Marta in their
classes.
Making sure that the students are
included in the general education
classroom eliminates for them a feeling
of isolation.
What are the power dynamics here and
why?
He married internet for her money. So
like I think like she kind of wants him
like to keep him away for her from her.
It's an important detail.
By including English language learners
in regular classes, Kip impacts students
self-image and raises expectations as
well.
The students are aware that oh what is
expected of everyone is expected of me
too.
What are the moments that make up that
experience and of those moments which
one is a defining moment? Okay.
The idea of college and my career and
what am I doing after high school, that
is something that is expected of me,
too.
Kip students are expected to go to
college. So, Mktana is required to take
a special 2-year prep course.
How are we doing, guys? Do we feel like
we might have something?
Now, a junior, he's practicing how to
tell his personal story on college
applications.
Learning a new language that did not
just happen in a day, right? How long
did that take you? about a year.
A year and what happened in that year?
What are the moments that made up that
year? Put me in that moment where you
learn or change or take action. That
make sense?
I was put in amazing classes. That
helped me cuz I could listen to other
people like when they were talking to
me. And as the year went on, like my
English level went up. Played it like
multiple times.
Why? Why? That made me work more on
myself cuz like I want to also like to
talk, have my voice.
All all the YouTubers that I know like
they they all want.
High expectations will drive students to
make sure they meet their college and
career goals. But with high expectations
also come support and the building of
character.
My father, he always forgot about what's
bad.
He was think about what's next.
That's what I also like to do.
I always forget the past and just think
how to improve what what's coming next.