tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post115383645159951076..comments2023-07-31T10:39:53.182-05:00Comments on The Blog of the American Chesterton Society: Chestertonian Answer?Nancy C. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169395014931291729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-1153848643646516712006-07-25T12:30:00.000-05:002006-07-25T12:30:00.000-05:00One thing to keep in mind is that it's the "nice" ...One thing to keep in mind is that it's the "nice" people in the school system that often hold immigrants back from learning English. In California there was a big controversy about this awhile back and the immigrant parents overwhelming wanted their children to learn English, while the school system tended to prefer to offer Spanish language classes. This sounded nice, but had the tendency to keep the students from becoming proficient in English. It seems to me that having bilingual teachers would be very helpful, but offering Spanish language classes across the board had unintended negative consequences.love2learnmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548471887979257624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-1153848024011548882006-07-25T12:20:00.000-05:002006-07-25T12:20:00.000-05:00I read that article and had the same response. Is...I read that article and had the same response. Is it a problem that some people seeking medical treatment can't communicate with hospital staff? Of course it is. But why is it the hospital's problem?, or, more to the point (which I think was the thrust of the article), why is it a problem that needs a governmental solution? It's not. It is the non-English speaker's problem.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that these people have to learn English. What I am saying is that actions have consequences. If you refuse to learn English in America, there are consequences -- one of them is getting hurt and not having an interpreter available.CoolRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537111754907877937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-1153844795864720952006-07-25T11:26:00.000-05:002006-07-25T11:26:00.000-05:00Another example of stovepiping in our culture. In ...Another example of stovepiping in our culture. In fact, a culture characterized by unbridled individualism can hardly be called a culture at all--do you think? The melting pot mentality is no more. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com