Including bilingual education, there is a higher rate that emergent bilingual students will stay in school because their self-esteem is not as low as if they were in an English-only educational institution. class. Viewing bilingualism as an advantage rather than a flaw would have a positive impact on emerging bilingual students and could potentially be used as a whole-class resource. Proponents of English-only education would say that bilingual education is not necessary because students will “learn” English while they attend school. The idea that English will come naturally to emerging bilinguals by integrating them into an English classroom is inaccurate. Since the student does not know the language, he or she will completely miss the content. Ovando explains the misconception about teaching only in English by