Within my group I have been researching information about classroom community and in particular, I have been researching information about ELL (English Language Learners), which I found out is the new pc term for the formerly and still used ESL students. The article that I read recently discusses how the University of Nebraska collaborated with ten local k-12 schools with a three year training on their ELL, who were from various Spanish speaking backgrounds. It discussed how the educators in the school district where "assign[ing] [the] responsibility for this problem (ELL), as well as responsibility for its resolution, to Latino students and parents" Which to some degree I feel that still happens today when ELL are all of a sudden placed in regular classrooms. It's a sink or swim mentality because after they have completed ESL then they are placed in the classroom expecting to perform at the same level as the other students. The research also addresses the personal and institutional factors that influence ELL success in k-12 and post-secondary education. Essentially, the article illustrates the need for k-12 teachers lack of knowledge and/or resources to provide ELL with accessible ways to get at the curriculum. However, after the training teachers felt they were more prepared to teach ELL. As a student teacher, I felt that this article was important for me to read since I am currently teaching a bilingual classroom even though I am not certified to be a bilingual teacher. Although, I know the language and culture I feel that I lack the resources to provide students with good content area information that they can read independently and get that practice of thinking critically after they have completed a reading. It's something that I think about and struggle with everyday. I believe that it's important to provide students with the knowledge but in addition, I want to give the students some higher level thinking opportunities, too.