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Which just shows that the priorities in this school is not the welfare of the pupils.
Not necessarily accurate, Masonsdaughter.
Requiring an individual to speak English is a very positive approach. It has been proven over and over that any individual refusing to learn English in this country will always remain in a "second class citizen" status.
Obviously this policy is an attempt to lift and educate, not enable.
That is a sad case. It is funny how Americans are quick to say..(you should learn English), but when they are in other countries such as France, Italy, or Spain, they think everyone should automatically speak English just because they are Americans, such arrogance...Guess what, it does not happen that way.
If you were in another country..they would say to the American (Learn the Language)!!
That is a sad case. It is funny how Americans are quick to say..(you should learn English), but when they are in other countries such as France, Italy, or Spain, they think everyone should automatically speak English just because they are Americans, such arrogance...Guess what, it does not happen that way.
If you were in another country..they would say to the American (Learn the Language)!!
If they want American dollars they will learn English. You can go just about anywhere in Mexico or S America and the tourist traps all speak English too. The same reason shops in areas that have a high amount of illegal immigration all speak Spanish. It depends on where they get the money.
Requiring an individual to speak English is a very positive approach. It has been proven over and over that any individual refusing to learn English in this country will always remain in a "second class citizen" status.
Obviously this policy is an attempt to lift and educate, not enable.
The policy may be, in general.
The practice in this specific instancewas contrary to the health and well-being of the child.
Update to the original story: Gorman: CMS approves when staff translates for parents - CharlotteObserver.com (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/02/12/1240658/gorman-cms-wants-staff-to-translate.html - broken link)
The superintendant says that the CMS policy is to translate.
So now we have to hire an interpretor for every single language of the World? Come on now.
Don't be ridiculous - we simply let people speak their native languages when it is more effective to do so, especially when it is a child protection issue.
My school district honors & celebrates all the different languages and cultures in our schools here.
By all means, we should use every resource available to reach parents. All it takes is one conference with a parent who cannot fully communicate her child's needs to show how important that is.
We already use so many different communication methods to reach parents (calls, emails, notes, letters, ...) I don't see a problem with this one.
[quote=bongo;12995011]Don't be ridiculous - we simply let people speak their native languages when it is more effective to do so, especially when it is a child protection issue.
My school district honors & celebrates all the different languages and cultures in our schools here.[/quo
Yet people want, and we do, make exceptions for Spanish speakers? What makes them so special?
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