Should Mexico be sending school Spanish text books to America schools?

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http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=fca34ed6c5a2fb5334fa0163a2fc49b1
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Emboldened by this success, Mexico's subtle, but ambitious, effort to emerge as the leading cultural force in the Hispanic world accelerated. In 1989, president Carlos Salinas launched the "Paisano Program," designed to assist Mexicans, and their U.S.-born children, increase their cultural, social and political literacy about Mexico. This program not only reached out to Mexicans living in the United States, but it also helped them resist assimilation into the American mainstream, something seen as desirable, since Hispanics find Anglo culture cold and distant, fraught with ruined families and strained social relations...

Answer 1

I don't think they have a bit of business sending us text books for their kids in order to get us ready for a bi-lingual culture. Geeze. Why is it this bi-lingual culture means citizens must learn Spanish but they don't have to learn English? I could give 2 cents on Mexican culture. Seems if they want to fit in and survive here it would be in their best interest to learn about our culture. America now or ever was never a total "anglo" culture. Seems to me it wasn't that long ago people where harping about the black community and their lack of "family values" and female headed households. But it's just an "anglo" issue? Like as if the "anglos" invented divorce? I am sick of this propoganda of white hate and anti America. They don't sound much different than the radical Muslims comming to kill the infidels. I think they all must watch too much TV.

Answer 2

You do well to pose this question in the Politics section. The distribution of seats in the Canadian Parliament is such that unless a national party can win, or at least neutralize Quebec, it cannot win a majority. That is why all parties pander to Quebec, and promoting the French language nation-wide is part of that pandering. There is no "French fact" in the USA, so it is natural that the government would pander to Spanish as a vote getter. On a personal level, I was obliged to take French in high school and enjoyed it. When I retired, I went to night school to reinforce the Spanish that I'd elected to take in University, because I enjoy vacationing in Spanish-speaking countries. Languages, like stamp collecting and bird watching, make for very engaging hobbies, but they should never be forced down ones throat for political reasons.

Answer 3

My answer NO. California has a conservative estimate of nearly 50% ESL, while the actual and local numbers are higher than 50%. This discourages integration and English emersion which is bad for the ESL student, the other half of the kids trying to learn in our country's language of English, and the school system.

Answer 4

That's crazy. Why would they want to send textbooks to the US? What benefit could they get from it? I believe that we should provide these books for our legal immigrant students. That being said, I personally think that it is in the childs best interest to learn English, and that while the Spanish books are needed early on, having these books should only be there to help them as they are learning English.

Answer 5

A relative command of the English language is a prerequisite for becoming an American citizen.

The policy of sending Spanish text books to American schools should be a wake up call to their true intentions.

Answer 6

Absolutely not. If they are to be educated in US schools they need to be educated with our textbooks. I am of the strong opinion that we should focus more on teaching these children English and encouraging communities to ask for volunteers willing to tutor these children in Spanish to help them learn the subject matter.

Answer 7

English Learners are what is wrong with our school. Schools are performing poorly because of EL. Of course, the statistics are hidden.

In California, 25% of our student population is EL.

Answer 8

no just send us the $45 billion a year that the Mexican government receives each year from the illegals working in the U.S

Answer 9

If they live there they should learn english, it´s fine if they want to speak spanish at home but their education should be in english. If their parents want them educated in spanish, they should stay here (in Mexico) You see?? some of us (mexicans) are still reasonable people. :-P

Answer 10

It sounds like a great program, learning is never bad!