Avoiding the issue?

After reading "Campfire Effect" I found myself wondering why preservice teachers in all states aren't required to receive training to teach English language learners. These children that are the most at risk for falling behind their peers many times are taught by teachers who have no training in strategies that work best for their needs.I do not feel confident in my abilities to reach these students in the ways that work best for them, and am frustrated that I was not provided with classes in order to address this issue. I know that when I look to develop professionally I will look for conferences and training is this particular area. I feel that the reading and the survey really brought my attention to a topic I had previously not been aware. I had not be aware of my lack of education in this area. I was too focused on all the other things that was being thrown my way regarding teaching. I want to be the best teacher for my students that I can be, and until this article never really thought about training as sad as that it. I suppose it is because it isn't on the forefront as much as teaching reading and writing etc. I'm interested to know if this confidence does change once the preservice teachers enter the field, or if they really do find what they learned was helpful in reaching this student population. In schools that have large minority populations and many ESLs perhaps they should try focusing on how we can reach these students rather than just bringing up their scores. It does nothing to shove more intervention down their throats if the instruction itself is what is not working for students. I feel that America doesn't want to address the issue that it has many members who do not speak English since many people are still set on the idea they should speak English and nothing else. This mentality is doing nothing but hurting the future of our country. We are fueling a generation of Americans who will severely lag behind their counterparts because they were not provided with services we KNOW work with these students.