Chapter 8 "Teaching Teenagers Who Are Still Learning English"

What caught my attention in this chapter was where students talked about how their teacher didn't respect their ability to learn because they have a language barrier. Students who are struggling with language barriers are not stupid, and they do want to learn the material, however, it's going to take them much more time to learn something new. It frustrated me to hear that teacher's would offer to give students a passing grade rather than take the time to teach them the material.
When a teacher offers to pass a student because they feel it is unfair to a student who has a language barrier they are doing the student no justice at all. How is this method going to help them; at some point in a students life they are going to have to know the information. Don't feel bad for them or think that they can't do the homework; take the time to teach! A teacher's job is to accept that not all students are going to understand the material that they are presenting to the students, and to take the time to find ways to teach it to them. Students who have a language barrier are no different from the students who don't understand the material.