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Ep251. ft. Patrice Thompson - Beyond English: Why Multilingual Students Need More Than an English-Only Classroom (Part 1)
What if the language policy designed to help students learn is actually asking them to leave part of themselves at the classroom door?
In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, Mike sits down with Patrice Thompson, founder of Connects Us Consulting and creator of The Translanguaging Teacher, to challenge one of education’s most persistent assumptions: that more English automatically means better learning.
Patrice breaks down what translanguaging really means—and why it goes far beyond translation or simply helping English language learners.
Together, they explore how students’ home languages…
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