Joan Wink

Joy is here, indeed: A Review of Finding Joy in Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds: Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Practices in U.S. Classrooms

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California: A Picture of Diverse Language Groups and ESL Programs

Abstract In this article you will hear four distinct voices of classroom teachers who teach and learn in the large Central Valley of California. Our stories are grounded in our unique personal perspective. “The stories reflect practice in classrooms which is grounded in theory. The theory is to be discovered in the practice. The stories reflect how beliefs become behaviors in the classroom, and how we can reflect on our beliefs by critically examining our behaviors” (Wink, 1996, p. 67, in press). Each story will be followed by the teachers reflections which are fundamental in developing the multicultural perspectives required in todays multilingual classroom (Krucer, Silva, & Delgado-Larocco, 1995). As you read, keep in mind that these stories could also be told from the perspective of the student, or the perspective of the community. We encourage the readers to explore the varying perspectives as they relate to these four examples of bilingual education. The purpose of this article is to paint a pictur...