Removing Barriers to Learning Through Language

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by non-English speaking students in Reidsville, Georgia, and how educators like Sarah Jacques are addressing these barriers.

Reidsville, Georgia, is a small town covering just 7.7 square miles, about an hour west of Savannah. According to Local Observer Daily, it is best known as a quintessential Southern farming community and as home to the Georgia State Prison. Agriculture—especially the cultivation of Vidalia onions—drives the local economy, and many of Sarah Jacques’ students and their families are part of that workforce. But not many of those students speak English. Which makes Sarah’s task of teaching them si...

People in this episode

Host: Carrie Caton

Guest: Sarah Jacques

Topics covered

• language barriers
• education
• immigrant students
• local economy
• agriculture

Keywords

• language learning
• education challenges
• Reidsville
• immigrant education
• agricultural community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgia State Prison

Products: Vidalia onions

Places: Reidsville, Georgia, Savannah

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