When visiting any school across America, the students attending it come from all over the world. This raises the question all across America of bilingual education. This can create many challenges inside and outside of the classroom. The classroom should be a safe place for all students, regardless of the native language they speak. In the essay Lost in translation written by Eva Hoffman, describes a foreign student who struggles to integrate. Instead, Eva begins to feel angry, hurt, and confused because people are making fun of her. In Guiding Principles for Bilingual Education by Elizabeth R. Howard, Julie Sugarman, Donna Christian Center for Applied Linguistics Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary San Jose State University David Rogers New Mexico Bilingual Education. The guidelines give educators great ideas for preventing children from making other students feel the way Eva felt. After reading several articles on bilingual education, it is obvious that all school children should learn English without ever losing their mother tongue. When all students speak the same language, they will be less likely to make fun of each other. A good educator must learn enough foreign languages ​​to help them communicate effectively in the classroom. if an educator does not speak a foreign language, he or she must recruit students from within the class to serve as mentors. However, a teacher must be willing to listen and encourage students. Above all, a good educator must be a good role model for his students by respecting their heritage and their language. Imagine that when you visit a small town, everyone speaks a language, unfortunately you are not fluent in that language. Communicating with anyone in this town would be frus...... middle of paper ...... heritage and language of all students. Imagine how it must feel to find yourself in a foreign country with little or no knowledge of the language. Works Cited “Bilingual Linguistic Acuiisition”. 339-42. Print. Hoffman, Eva. “Lost in translation.” 150-53. Print.Howard, Elizabeth R. and Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary. Guiding principles for bilingual education. Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics, 2007. Print. Latinos, Schools, and Society. In Class.Orozco, Graciela L. “Understanding the Culture of Low-Income Immigrant Latino Parents: The Key to Participation.” » The School Community Journal 1st ser. 18 (2008): 21-37. Internet. .UNITED STATES. ERIC Development Team. Leaving Latino high school: some practical solutions. By Harriett D. Romo. Charleston: ERIC, 1998. Print.Zentella, Ana C. “The How and Why of “Spanglish”” 266-69. Print.