Unkotare
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Legislators hope to undo English-only education law - The Boston Globe
Some people just can't let a bad idea go. Sooner or later some yahoo will chime in with "This time it will work!"
Don't get me wrong, there are ways in which a student's first language can be a useful tool and important factor in ultimate academic success, but if this sort of thing is brought back, it will almost certainly bring back the same problems that motivated the previous legislation requiring (more or less) English only policies.
Some people just can't let a bad idea go. Sooner or later some yahoo will chime in with "This time it will work!"
Don't get me wrong, there are ways in which a student's first language can be a useful tool and important factor in ultimate academic success, but if this sort of thing is brought back, it will almost certainly bring back the same problems that motivated the previous legislation requiring (more or less) English only policies.