Early Immigrant students in the early 20th century
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, education for immigrants and Mexican-American children was a major problem. As both groups started migrating across parts of the United States, questions about what to do about educating the children started being asked. Unfortunately, teaching immigrant children was for the most part frowned upon. Since these groups were discriminated against, the chances for a Chicano or any other immigrant to finish their schooling was slim to none. There are many other similarities, as well as differences between these two groups. Probably the most important ingredient in establishing a good school is hiring good teachers. Unfortunately, teachers willing to take the time to teach immigrant children were hard to come by. An immigrant student described his first grade teacher as “cold and forbidding.” Teachers would often mispronounce or not say a student’s name at all. And many times children were give an “Americanized” name. Mike, whose name was Serbian, went by Thomas because his teacher wouldn’t pronounce or spell his name. Physical punishment by teachers was also very common in public schools.
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Immigrants Mexican-Americans, Serbian Thomas, , Platte Valley, Social Fabric, Mexican-American European, immigrant children, mexican-american children, times children, beet fields, money family, immigrants mexican-americans, european immigrants,
Approximate Word count = 781
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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