Blog#6 minority groups in Canada

The topic of immigrants, refugees, aboriginals and linguistic minorities in Canada, in my opinion, is really thought provoking. Samuel and Carl’s statement that "the same treatment is not equal treatment" impressed me. These groups of students are ‘ unique’ because they have their own culture, identity, and language that are of great importance to be valued by both teachers and policy makers. Improper guidance in classroom may contribute to negative learning if teachers are not sufficient equipped with understanding to their culture. Therefore, questions like ‘ how to accommodate these groups of students in language classroom’, ‘ how to improve the class management as well as arrangement involving their special characteristics’ and ‘ how to persist their identity during learning process’ are important for teachers to think about.