On the other hand, Spanish isn't that difficult to learn. It's a shame classical education has gone by the wayside. Latin gives you a door to the romance languages.
/johnny
So what are the patients suppose to do, hire translators to translate what the nurse says, when the ones who can only speak Spanish work mainly at English speaking Hospitals?Should I take it these are dreamers be given - access to patients personal information ??
I would suggest you read the article. She was called a "bigot" and a "b*tch" and told she was "discriminating against Mexican-Americans". Awful stuff.
Spanish wouldnt be in my top 10
Why should I learn the language of invaders?
“Latin gives you a door to the romance languages.”
Latin is the language of most everything medical, the bones in our bodies, etc.
That said, on the issue of learning Spanish. We can bury our heads in the sand, or we can do all we can to ensure our kids have as much of a future as this country -- whatever it will be -- allows.
My kids WILL learn Spanish.
Call the White House and complain. Be sure to press 2 for English!
I know spanish, I just don’t let on that I know it. There are a lot of hispanic people wondering why their employment status suddenly changed.
This is stupid to the point of absurdity.
Nice catch from the nOOb pimp who posted the same article just before your post.
btt
Neither is Ancient Greek. However, Bennett's Nursing Course is not a class in Spanish. It is a class in Nursing, in a tax-supported American institution. If the students cannot communicate in English, perhaps they should study nursing somewhere else.
BTW, Entry level Spanish is not that difficult to learn because it was designed that way. Think about it. You want to teach 16th C Incas, Mayas, Aztecs, Filipinos, etc. YOUR language in a hurry, you make it simple to follow simple orders and throw in "upon the pain of instant death." Voila. Spanish was the first European language to have standard grammar and spelling, and still has a "Tarzan-Jane" level for communicating with natives, which ain't gonna do you much good in biology or anatomy.
However, real Spanish as needed to study a technical subject is just as difficult and subtle as French, German, or Italian, and like them might take a few years to master well enough to study a subject like Nursing.
You might be suffering from "50s Think" when HS dummies were shunted into American HS Spanish. As a result, many a tourist with HS Spanish from the local high scrool has a hard time getting a glass of water in Spanish-speaking territory.
All of which is beside the point. School in English ... very important for "Americanizing" immigrants.
Speaking of "50s Think," Latin gives you a door to the romance languages. A nun told you that?
If I decide to go to school in Mexico I will expect to learn Spanish, and will expect it to be the language of the classroom. Nursing classes in the United States should be taught in English, and if a student is not proficient in English they need to become so in order to study nursing here...or hire a tutor to work with them outside the classroom.
I refuse to learn spanish and I refuse to allow my sons to learn it either. Sie koennen zum Hoelle gehen.