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New York City elementary school makes learning Arabic a MANDATORY requirement for students
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/arabic_mandatory_at_city_public_UdLomjOOnZNfjDfs6YQrUN
Looks like someone at that school believes that Arabic is the language of the future. The article states that if parents don't want their kids learning Arabic, they'll handle it on a case by case basis. Makes it sound like the students would be treated as if they are doing something wrong if they don't care to learn the native language of the 911 terrorists.
I think the schools need to focus on the basics.
When it comes to learning foreign languages, let the children decide if they are interested or not. It's wrong to force them. We don't even expect illegals to learn English, so why the hell are we having other languages shoved at us?
Shouldn't more people living in the U.S. make the effort to speak our language instead of us being the ones to accomodate them?
This is about the school trying to get a particular rating. They should worry about getting kids to master English which they're doing a piss poor job of as it is.
New York City elementary school makes learning Arabic a MANDATORY requirement for students
Upper Manhattan public elementary school becomes the first to mandate Arabic as a foreign language - NYPOST.com
Looks like someone at that school believes that Arabic is the language of the future. The article states that if parents don't want their kids learning Arabic, they'll handle it on a case by case basis. Makes it sound like the students would be treated as if they are doing something wrong if they don't care to learn the native language of the 911 terrorists.
I think the schools need to focus on the basics.
When it comes to learning foreign languages, let the children decide if they are interested or not. It's wrong to force them. We don't even expect illegals to learn English, so why the hell are we having other languages shoved at us?
Shouldn't more people living in the U.S. make the effort to speak our language instead of us being the ones to accomodate them?
New York City elementary school makes learning Arabic a MANDATORY requirement for students
Upper Manhattan public elementary school becomes the first to mandate Arabic as a foreign language - NYPOST.com
Looks like someone at that school believes that Arabic is the language of the future. The article states that if parents don't want their kids learning Arabic, they'll handle it on a case by case basis. Makes it sound like the students would be treated as if they are doing something wrong if they don't care to learn the native language of the 911 terrorists.
I think the schools need to focus on the basics.
When it comes to learning foreign languages, let the children decide if they are interested or not. It's wrong to force them. We don't even expect illegals to learn English, so why the hell are we having other languages shoved at us?
Shouldn't more people living in the U.S. make the effort to speak our language instead of us being the ones to accomodate them?
Most schools will teach students a second language, but Arabic is an odd choice. Very hard language to learn, and to write.
I think students should learn another language, but it should probably be the second most spoken language in their country. For the US, I believe this is Spanish.
This is just wrong.
1. This is an elementary school, not middle or high school. Not the place for mandatory foreign languages, ever.
2. A public school?! I could possibly see this happening at a private school. But not the place.
3. Want to do it for IB status. Again, elementary school has no need to worry about IB. That stuff is high school material.
Same goes for any language a public elementary school tries to force kids to learn. Make it an option, like an immersion program.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The program supports incentive payments to public elementary schools that provide students with a foreign language program designed to lead to communicative competency. A program leading to communicative competency is comparable to a program that provides at least 45 minutes of instruction per day for not less than four days per week throughout an academic year.
Foreign Language is mandatory in New York schools. What difference does it make what language it is?
And having Americans that can speak Arabic will help in many sectors, financial and security being most important.
In any case..this is one of the only industrialized nations on earth where most people are not multilingual.
Arabic is the world's international language of the future.
Giving kid's a heads start by learning arabic will be of tremendous benefit for them later in life.
Foreign Language is mandatory in New York schools. What difference does it make what language it is?
And having Americans that can speak Arabic will help in many sectors, financial and security being most important.
In any case..this is one of the only industrialized nations on earth where most people are not multilingual.
"Editors Note: A previous version of this post, and the headline, said the Arabic program would be mandatory at the Hamilton Heights School. School officials said that while the lessons will be offered to all students, it is not mandatory."
A Harlem Elementary School Offers Arabic Lessons
I find it interesting the Post did not add that?
The quote from this says it all:
"But PS 368 is a so-called choice school and no kids, even those living nearby, are forced to attend it. If the school ever enrolls a student who objects to learning Arabic, administrators will deal with that on a case-by-case basis, Jackson said."
All you yahoos out there want to pick and chose in the name of school choice, congratulations.
Your wishes are being granted.
Oh, you only want choices for what you believe?
You can't open Pandora's Box and receive perfect results.
Foreign Language is mandatory in New York schools. What difference does it make what language it is?
And having Americans that can speak Arabic will help in many sectors, financial and security being most important.
In any case..this is one of the only industrialized nations on earth where most people are not multilingual.
