There was a time when bilingualism was being frowned about. When a friend of mine from Asia migrated to Scotland with her two children about 15 years ago, the teachers at the local school told her to stop talking to her kids in their mother tongue, but rather stick to English. The reasons given were [...]
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Recently, one of the presidential candidates wagged a finger at America and said it was a little embarrassing that more of us don’t learn foreign languages. I’ll keep my politics and the accuracy of his statements to myself, but I will say this: I’ve actually been a little embarrassed to admit that I am teaching [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, bilingual, foreign language, Spanish
Posted in: Education, Parenting
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