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Likely House Judiciary Chairman Is an Anti-Immigration Extremist and Birther

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Achilles Tang11/11/2012 2:07:05 pm PST

re: #77 Obdicut

I question how much it costs us to find qualified teachers, and allocate separate classrooms in order to teach subjects in another language, mainly Spanish, when the same resources could be spent on language instead.

I do agree that there are different approaches for different age groups, but my comments are primarily directed at the young, say up to Middle School. In the case of math, I know from experience that the language of math that I learned was not very conducive to tutoring my kids in the way it is presented today and I question just how far advanced those who start in one language will be when they have to switch to another.

Needless to say, we can be critical of how well language is taught to native English speakers in some communities as well. As you say, accent, vocabulary and slang usage can also be a detriment.