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Fired Texas Principal Speaks Out: ‘It Would Be Best to Speak English in Classrooms’
Townhall.com ^ | August 10, 2014 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 08/10/2014 2:34:17 PM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Dutch Boy
My son came from China 5 years ago. He spoke almost no English. Today he is fluent. There is no reason others can’t do the same thing.

My parents came from Hungary in 1951 and spoke very little English, however after realizing how much trouble my older brother was having in school they spoke only English with us, to the extent that sadly we did not speak any Hungarian. We did however become fluent in English and had no problems later in school. The sad fact is that those coming in from our southern borders refuse to learn English and use their children as translators and intermediaries, this is the major difference between them and European immigrants, other than the fact that the Europeans actually wanted to be Americans.

21 posted on 08/10/2014 3:28:22 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

A ‘pinche pendejo’ usually gets them to STFU.


22 posted on 08/10/2014 3:30:37 PM PDT by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust. It corrodes twenty-four hous a day.)
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To: GeronL

She sure was


23 posted on 08/10/2014 3:31:56 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Dutch Boy

I worked in TX public education for 30 years. The high rate of Hispanics in the state dictates that all the state testing also be provided in Spanish. All other language speakers are allowed to participate in a Newcomer’s program that teaches them English but it is only for the first year in a public school. Because of the influence of La Raza, all state testing (and most district testing) is required to be given in Spanish. It is not required to speak Spanish in the classroom however.


24 posted on 08/10/2014 3:34:56 PM PDT by patriotsoul
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To: lee martell
This is a quote from the last paragraph of the whole article

God has given me a new path to walk and I am excited about my new journey.

25 posted on 08/10/2014 3:35:04 PM PDT by skeptoid (the thot plickens)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

A ‘pinche pendejo’ usually gets them to STFU.


26 posted on 08/10/2014 3:38:07 PM PDT by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust. It corrodes twenty-four hous a day.)
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To: lee martell
No that is not her.

Her picture is in here

Principal who was Fired After Telling Mestizo Students at Texas School to Speak English Defends Herself and the Ability to Speak English

27 posted on 08/10/2014 3:41:58 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: patriotsoul

Hispanics must want to be segregated because nothing is more segregating than language.


28 posted on 08/10/2014 3:43:40 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: Kaslin

Let them speak any language they want. Just don’t acknowledge them unless the speak in English. It self corrects very fast. Especially if they want a potty break or food.


29 posted on 08/10/2014 3:44:36 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Kaslin
The perception of the teachers was that students were being disrespectful and disrupting learning, and they believed they could get away with it by claiming racism

Gee, I wonder how they were able to come up with that approach ;?

30 posted on 08/10/2014 3:45:40 PM PDT by mikrofon (NObama BUMP)
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To: Kaslin

and the almighty teachers union was where???


31 posted on 08/10/2014 3:46:37 PM PDT by terycarl
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To: RitaOK

I just laughed - I did not let them know I didn’t understand but honestly, the look on their faces said it all!


32 posted on 08/10/2014 3:53:26 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Turmoil in the Middle East? Quick Obama, show them your Peace Prize!)
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To: stanne

Glad I could help!


33 posted on 08/10/2014 3:53:58 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Turmoil in the Middle East? Quick Obama, show them your Peace Prize!)
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To: x1stcav

I have no idea what that means! lol The only spanish words I know involve food! lol


34 posted on 08/10/2014 3:54:31 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Turmoil in the Middle East? Quick Obama, show them your Peace Prize!)
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To: patriotsoul

I recently had some new tile put in the kitchen and the middle eastern guy I was dealing with at the store told me he had been here about 6 years - three of which were high school years. He didn’t speak any english when he got here and only had one class to help him learn, the rest he was just put into a regular classroom. I was impressed that he learned so quickly and did well.


35 posted on 08/10/2014 3:56:33 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Turmoil in the Middle East? Quick Obama, show them your Peace Prize!)
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To: Kaslin

Welcome to the Obama Nation: Speaking the truth can get you fired.


36 posted on 08/10/2014 3:58:42 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age didnÂ’t end because we ran out of stones)
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To: mikrofon
We live within 45 minutes of the Canadian (Quebec) border.

Most government info up here is in English and Spanish.

When Lowes opened 20 minutes south of us, all their signage was in English and Spanish, despite being within an hour of French speaking Quebec.

At first I thought this was insulting to the Francophones.

Then I realized, no, this is insulting to the Spanish speakers.

It shows that our government, Lowes and many other entities consider the Spanish speakers too stupid to use a Spanish/English dictionary or to learn rudimentary English.

These same folks must think the French speakers are smart enough to figure things out on their own.

Every time the Spanish pull this crap, wanting everything in Spanish, they are just showing how stupid they are.

37 posted on 08/10/2014 3:59:46 PM PDT by Mogger (Independence, better fuel economy and performance with American made synthetic oil.)
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To: patriotsoul

I find it sad that the immediate urgency of learning the language of the country in which you reside seems to fall by the wayside.

One of my best friends is Hispanic, although she has been here since she was two. She and her sisters have acted as translators for their parents and still do. (They both speak English...but Spanish is more comfortable for them.) When she started kindergarten...it was a total immersion situation. I don’t know if that is the best way...but she said she learned darn fast.

As a side note...she is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met and advanced in our company to one of the highest,best paid positions. That would have not happened if all she spoke was Spanish. La Raza does people a huge disservice.


38 posted on 08/10/2014 4:10:29 PM PDT by berdie
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To: RitaOK

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Hempstead-ISD-superintendent-faces-criminal-5565989.php

The above is to an article about the Hemstead ISD supt., Delma Flores-Smith facing
criminal charges. This is unrelated to the Principal firing.


39 posted on 08/10/2014 4:11:00 PM PDT by deport
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To: Kaslin
While it sucks that schools are so dependent on state tests to supposedly prove that children are learning, public schools nonetheless sink or swim in the eyes of state & federal bureaucrats based on those tests. So in order to prepare for the standardized tests -- which are in English -- WHAT THE HELL ELSE WAS THAT PRINCIPAL SUPPOSED TO DO, ENCOURAGE THE SPEAKING OF A NON-TEST-RELATED LANGUAGE? Eeesh.
40 posted on 08/10/2014 4:19:13 PM PDT by Steve Peacock
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