Mrs. Hernandez, the Spanish teacher at your school, has started an initiative to help immigrant students from Mexico join native English-speaking students in the regular classroom. This is a change from having immigrant students attend classes in their own Spanish-speaking wing of the school. What principle is this an example of?

Question

segregation

minority status

integration

reasonable accommodations

Answer 1

This initiative by Mrs. Hernandez is an example of integration. Integration involves bringing together students from different backgrounds—in this case, immigrant students from Mexico and native English-speaking students—into the same educational environment to promote inclusivity and interaction among diverse groups.