Posted on 02/01/2008 7:34:02 PM PST by engrpat
Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel. LOL!
When did “Hispanic” become a race?
Those who don’t learn English in America,are relegated to a life of lower than average wages.
Those who promote these anti-English policies are pursuing a racist agenda, whether intended or not.
Then consider moving to West Virginia....we will teach your children hunter training!!!!
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Yes, we are being invaded and taken over, and we are surrendering without firing a shot. This is just another sign of it. A lot of people will post, "Well, yes, my kids' school has a lot of Hispanics, but..." Or, "The amount of Hispanics at the school where I work has doubled lately, but..." The point is, the Hispanic population is exploding everywhere. Many of them don't want to learn English, while Americans are being told, in a hundred little ways, that we must learn Spanish. People need to look around and wake up.
Please present some proof that this is true. Our southern border is a sieve. Virtually anyone can get in. There is no IQ test given at the border, as far as I know.
susie
True words indeed. And the schools are caught in the middle. According to a 1982 Supreme Court case it is ILLEGAL for a school to ask for proof of citizenship. Schools can ask for proof of residency from anyone, including illegals, but that can be nothing more than a rental agreement or a phone or electric bill. But illegals can put in 000-00-0000 for social security numbers and schools cannot challenge it or ask for proof.
Imagine that, these people can come across the border, place their kids in a public school for a free education, and if a school secretary asks for proof of citizenship, the person who would be arrested would be the school employee!
I wish we had a wall 20 feet high and 20 feet deep.
Hablas la verdad, mi amigo
I looked up where this district is thinking it would be on the Mexican border but it is in Dallas.
Now I believe learning other languages is important, I don’t believe the school should be making this choice. In San Mateo when they started this program they made attendance at the school voluntary and did teach English and Spanish. Texas needs to get a handle on this district, perhaps attendance at other schools is the answer. Of course I took spanish voluntarily, and enjoy the culture, and school have long made t a practice to require certain subjects for graduation. (In fact we sent our son to Auburn University because he liked the Great Books subject requirements even though one can take them watered down now, it is still best if these things are voluntary. Vote with your feet.
I voted with my feet from SoCal, Aztlan, to cracker county North Florida.
Foreign-language-speaking students must learn to write and speak fluent English, insomuch as their physical and mental abilities permit, because their future success in this country depends critically upon comprehension of the English language. Most Texans learn Spanish because they fear not illegitmately that the Marxists in Washington, most notoriously Hillary Rodham Clinton, will drive them into Mexico as illegal immigrants for economic survival.
My high school offered Spanish, French and German. I was required to take Spanish in my Chula Vista junior high school under provisions of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Previous to that, I had been force fed French in the elementary schools in Springfield, VA. I eventually selected German in high school and passed my proficiency exam at UCSD using the German SATII along with a test of verbal fluency with a native German speaker from the linguistic department. All this transpired between 1966 and 1976.
Ditto, but to southeastern Idaho. I saw some low riders in town last summer. They had the whole air powered, bouncing suspension BS that was common in San Diego. I was quietly laughing in anticipation of seeing a low rider dealing with patches of ice and deep snow. A good frost pocket will spatter a low rider all over the road. There's a reason they don't stay around :-)
I hate the idea of surrendering! I hate the idea of Spanish being forced down my throat. I just about vomit when I hear it around me - and I hear it every day now! *grin*
i myself attend GCISD, i am a sophomore in high school.
in elementary school, we were forced to learn spanish from first grade to fifth grade. in 6th and 7th grade, there were no language choices. in 8th grade, we were supposed to be able to choose a language if we wanted, but the only teacher available taught spanish. in high school we can choose from spanish, french, german, latin, and sign language (which i am taking).
however, i have heard rumors that upcoming students will be required to take spanish AND another language, although this has not been confirmed.
about the students not learning english: as far as i know, all ESL students (whether they be korean, spanish, russian, etc.) are placed in a separate class for one to two periods each day where they work on all their assignments, and practice english. and although you will see several hispanic students speaking spanish in the hallways, i have not yet met a student that does not speak at least basic english.
i hope this answered some questions..if not, oh well. =]
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