California School forces kids to be taught in Spanish

[DewDropInn]

Originally Posted by chicagonut

I like all kinds of ethnic food and I have never had to order my food in any other language than English.

Then you aren't eating in all the GOOD places.

Really. The deeper in the barrio you go, the better the food.

[wildbill80]

Originally Posted by chicagonut

There is no need in this country to learn a foreign language unless one plans to get a job in the tourist industry or dealing in business with foreign countries but even then English is the language of business across the world.

You're dead wrong about that. I'm starting to see a lot of jobs from a wide range of industries asking for (and sometimes requiring) spanish/english bilingual skills. As the spanish speaking population continues to explode in this country you will see it more and you are not doing any favors to your children by not allowing them to be taught spanish from a young age when it is easier to learn.