>Taichiさん、 そうです、アメリカのpublicは公立です。私の学校はくみぃさんの環境と同様、hispanicが90%近くを占めています。両親が英語を喋らない、読めないなんていうのは日常茶飯事で、親とのコミュニケーションを取るのがたいへんです。プラス、あまり親自身が高等教育を受けてないパターンがほとんどで、そうすると子供の教育に対しても無知、無関心さが際立ちとても歯がゆくなります。たくさんの子供達はso much potentialを持っているのに親がサポートせずに(できずに)そのまま芽を出しきれずにいるのも目にします。私達もできるだけのことをして一人一人の最大能力を引き出してあげたいと努力しますが、アメリカの学校はほとんどが一年ごとにクラス替え、先生替えがあることも手伝って、効率は良くないとおもいます。やっぱり、生徒、先生、家庭のチームワークが大切ですよね。
I’m a county social worker, not a teacher, but I have a Japanese friend who is a teacher at a public elementary school called El Marino Language School in Los Angeles for more than 15 years. El Marino has Japanese and Spanish immersion programs. My friend teaches students in Japanese in the morning and in English in the afternoon. Some of the students are completely Americans with no Japanese background while others are from Japanese families with no English skills. She says it is extremely difficult to teach these diverse students in one class. But as long as the Japanese immersion program is intact, her job is secure, I think. They always need Japanese/English bilingual teachers to fill the positions. The interesting thing is that some of the teachers are strong in English but can't read/write Kanjis correctly, while others are strong in Japanese, but have Japanese accents in English. I guess it is extremely difficult to find bilingual teachers who have qualifying credentials. If you are interested, please contact El Marino.
http://elmarino.ccusd.org/
(Sorry, I can't type in Japanese from this computer.)