In a comment here today Tina said:
…I had a girl almost cry today because the Profe 2 said her cat is a boy. I think that the person who created the creature needs to be in charge of the details, not the Profe 2….
I think we need to think about this. To me it is of profound importance. Krashen and VP talk about how the social piece in a CI class is important. That is weak and generic information coming from two white men who have never come close to experiencing, as teachers, what Tina describes above.