Patricia Martínez-Álvarez
@PuebladeTrives
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Associate Professor in Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in NYC; Inclusive Bilingual Education
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Joined April 2018
Day 2 and starting slow. Finding statistics is time consuming! Very excited though about writing to address the preparation of teachers to serve multiply-marginalized children. Hope you all write a lot today :) #14daywritingchallenge
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Getting started and committed to make it work. I hope many can join and comment! #14daywritingchallenge
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An article in El Pais yesterday stated "Es un engaño" , situating bilingual education in Spain as a hoax and a hurdle for immigrants. There is a need address the superficiality of the Spanish curriculum, and realize there are more languages than English. Immigrants are bilingual!
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In this village of Madrid where I am, someone described to me how she heard a Gipsy mother hurrying up her child, "venga o va a venir un payo y te va a llevar" (come or a payo will come and take you). The histories we carry...
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My children are, menos mal!, in a bilingual school while in Spain for a sabbatical. My son's teacher describes his Spanish as not being "su lengua materna" (his mother tongue). This is knowing that I am a native Spanish speaker and intended as a compliment💫
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Pursuing a better and safer life is not to be discouraged. More opportunities please
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Thank you Angélica Infante-Green for being present and recognizing we have a lot to do to get our public schools to be inclusive and serve all our bilingual children. #HispanicEdsummit18
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In one of the most segregated school systems in the country, New York City, and engaging in meaningful conversations as the Hispanic Education Summit begins. Getting children to be accepted to the schools is not enough. We need to invest on children throughout their education
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Forcing children away from their loving and protecting family is a NO Call Congress. Find out who represents you in DC https://t.co/JUxxFQAex3 Let them know you want the practice of family separation to end. Ask them to support bills that will help reunite children and parents
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