Diversity In Daycares

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So eventually, companies will start hiring people from other countries since they have the language experience. By having us learn more languages at a younger age, the next generation that will be more qualified to compete with other countries. Being bilingual can also lead you to be a more collaborative learner, which can help you in your future employment. It has been proven that dual language programs have shown students a wider view of the world and what it has to offer. It’s important for children to learn this so as they grow up they have a better understanding of diversity and may become more tolerant. This will also allow you to be knowledgeable in your employment with language and cultural aspects. Therefore, we need to keep advancing …show more content…
An example would be the many advanced daycares that are currently out there. One of the most popular sites is Care.com where most daycares averaging $20 per hour with language lessons (Early, 2017). There are many different types of daycares you can send your child to; whether it's a learning, fun activity, or private studies they all come with different features. Bilingual learning can be a huge factor in deciding the child’s future. However, these are the daycares that tend to be more prices since you are getting the language lessons within the service package. It can be great for parents who want and can afford to send their children. But for those who are financially challenged its harder to give the same opportunities and experience to their children if they cannot afford it. So when this situation happens those kids have to eventually catch up in public schools that don’t offer it until an older age and by that time they are years behind those children that did get the opportunity. Another source currently out there is language development programs that provide lessons for kids through video. There are parents against the idea of learning another language and that is why the videos have not been added into classrooms, but for …show more content…
Since more and more will be qualified for teaching the different lessons. Then everyone will be at the same playing field with having a second language, but will be unfair to the people that already had it for this specific reason of having a leg up compared to others in job interviews. However, the employers will still see the number of years they have, understand that they started beforehand, and might be more qualified than others that just started. So with this solution, the process has to be formed over time and will not begin to help students right away in the classroom until each teacher has the skills. So in the meantime, another solution to helping students learn a second language or common words in it can be putting signs up around the classroom. Especially since you already see signs today in younger classrooms labeling certain things so the kids are able to see examples and learn what that object is. As Konnikova (2017) states “If I'm teaching about pets, I'll bring in soft toys to use in the lessons… I hardly ever use a textbook.” Actually, objects like visual are excellent teaching tools for kids today since it is an indirect way to teach while keeping the kids entertained. Also, “Children begin to recognize things and eventually stick in their head when they hear or see it every day.”( S. Thapa, email