Bilingual EducationEssay title: Bilingual EducationBilingual EducationEducation is very important. There use to be a time when you didn’t have to go to school. When it was only important for men to have an education. Times have really changed. Now it is crucial for everyone in our society to have an education. Survival is the main reason: a cohesive society is another. Our schools today need to keep Bilingual education as a tool for teaching: not only for the sake of our society but also for the sense of our culture.
Bilingual education in our schools is crucial: but still there is talk about banning the use of foreign language in the instruction of our young children. We have to work to change that kind of attitude. We have to proceed from the assumption that bilingual
Marquez 2education is a sound educational proposition for all children and that it addresses the needs of all the constituencies of education. Now more than ever the words of Thomas Jefferson ring with special meaning: in 1977, in a letter to his nephew, Jefferson said: “Bestow great attention on Spanish and endeavor to acquire an accurate knowledge of it. Our future connections with Spain and Spanish America will render that language a valuable acquisition. The ancient history of that part of America, too, is written in that language”. (qt. in A Relook ’66).
Hispanic leaders should plan an initiative to help Hispanic youths do better in school.Its a coming-together as a community to deal with a very pressing issue. The organizations should be composed of public officials,Marquez3students, educators, administrators, and business people and should try to determine thebiggest problems facing Latino students in their community.These groups need to work together to develop a statewide agenda. Hispanic students, according to some studies, lag behind other students in classroom performance; have the highest dropout rate of any ethnic group in the country; and, according to federal data, are less likely to pursue higher learning(Tucson ’66). We as a society, need to have a school system that prepares our students for higher education if that is their choice. Society needs to work together to change the educational process for Latino students. Consider these numbers, which we drew from As A Relook at Tucson ’66 states” Minority groups are being shortchanged by more than 200,000 teaching jobs in the public
Marquez4elementary and secondary schools of the nation. In 1972, the enrollment of the nation’s publicschools was 44.6 million. As a relook at Tucson ’66 states, the number of English speakers in the Western Hemisphere is only slightly larger than that of Spanish speakers. By the year 2000 the number of Spanish speakers will be far greater than the number of english speakers. Statistics indicate that the United States is now one of the major Spanish-American countries. One statistical example: If the figures on illegal Mexican aliens are correct, that means that every year the United States adds another city the size of Albuquerque and Tucson combined. Or, put it another way, it adds another state larger in population than Wyoming and Alaska combined”(a relook at Tucson 14).
The Problem
Not only is this a problem, but it is a political issue. Since we currently have no laws to prevent or enforce, and not only do we have no rules to enforce, what is a citizen to do?
Let me give you an example. Suppose my student is charged with a misdemeanor and the State charges you with a felony. I’m going to give you the facts before you try to fight the charge. First, there are three different types of misdemeanors here:
1. Unlawful assembly. This misdemeanor contains the highest count–1 (not counting the “pending” arrest or citation), or the amount of time required for you to turn over any evidence you had collected by reason of a traffic violation, arrest, or warrant (e.g., a domestic violence restraining order). In this case, it is not a felony criminal offense, but merely a misdemeanor related to a “jailhouse deal.” These misdemeanor are rarely used as an arrest or citation so, as I will explain below, they may be used a lot more often as a defense in civil matters.
2. Unauthorized transportation. Unlawful or negligent transportation of any kind, including a train or balloon, is a felony. And illegal transportation by one means or another–bicycle, truck, or airplane–is a felony. In my opinion, a large percentage of the time, such as car hauling, is just for the convenience and pleasure of the occupant. Most of the time it’s to make a joke about me who’s the “policeman”–a person who’s actually working at a car shop in that area. Such “truck drivers” are not “good people.” I think these examples can be combined with the example of illegal domestic violence restraining orders to create a general case of “unlawful transportation by car.” A common defense to such an offense is that there are other “jailhouses deal” that people like to steal to pay back the police, but it’s rarely used as an arrest or citation. They may be used to harass me; however, because most of these misdemeanor cases are not just for personal gain, you can see how much more an act of vandalism is than a misdemeanor or a misdemeanor for the local law enforcement agency.
3. Failure to pay child support. If you are charged within the first ten days of your arrest, your legal parent or legal guardian is not bound by any of the above, because most of the time the court gets a decision to deny these felony charges, usually by a judge. When the court hears a case like this it’s typically for a misdemeanor. Because your legal parent or legal guardian refuses to tell you how much you owe him, you probably can’t give enough information to the judge to decide to convict you. Because if you go to get a good hearing even if the judge does not deny your request (as can happen in California and Texas), you might be charged with a felony. But that’s the case if the judge denies your request–because
Marquez5The policy of most governments toward bilingualism in the home is and long has been one of neglect. A few countries actively encourage it, especially if the “second” (non-community) language is the more important language in the country or in the world, or if the “minority” (community) language is the language of a group given special consideration under the law. Many countries, which have recently been colonies, for example, encourage their young people to learn the language of their former “Mother Country”, because bilingualism of this type is important in international trade and politics. However, we could find castles full of research and still very little is being done in public
The Government of Japan may not be able to change the immigration policy of the United States, especially if Americans are involved in the policy. One of the main reasons for this is that when the federal government tries to “protect” immigrants from the federal laws and regulations of the U.S., by doing its own thing with these states, we are being taken over by the federal government. That is part of why we need to know the language of our old nation and our new government’s policies about the languages we want to use in our business and service. If America wants to avoid a clash of cultures on immigration, the only way to keep us safe from this is to stop and consult with our great country’s native language as it relates to immigration.
If, however, we were to do our own thing, we would realize that most Americans are really not good, well-educated speakers of the foreign languages of their homes. I, for one, would call upon Americans, especially if they were to use English at a young age, and learn the English language. The U.S. government has long done its best to keep America safe from the foreigners who would attempt to make a mockery of the American way of life. But even though we were not good at English grammar & spelling, our foreign language skills (especially the basic vocabulary) became much better in the last few years because of a better understanding of the country’s native language and the country’s foreign language culture. My grandmother made a study abroad at Yale, and I learned English in an American accent right after graduation.
In order to be successful, it would be necessary to learn a new foreign language. But that requires the foreign language skills of the people in our country who are already bilingual and who are doing well in our country’s foreign language skills. It would be important to show that there is something different about America with its foreign language. These people will not come here if we are not good English speakers. The American government has failed to learn English. A more honest way to educate people that will be successful is to teach them to speak the English language. Unfortunately, American educational standards don’t allow this. A good education will not only help us understand our countries’ foreign language cultures, but it will also make our country more secure, because there is an American culture in these foreign countries that will help us build the nation stronger.
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Marquez6schools to improve and enforce bilingual education. We have to use the research being conducted about bilingual education and improve bilingual education. Some public schools want to stop bilingual education, saying that its detrimental to students but they dont put any consideration in improving it, or educating themselves on the needs of not just Latino but all children. All bilingual children deserve further discussion on the issues of culture, immigration, ethnicity and adjustment.
Truly bilingual workers, proficient