Thread: Why are they in school??

I live in Texas so most part of ppl speak Spanish. I know at my sons school the children that don't speak english or very little is assigned to this special teacher that teaches them English.

If I am not mistaken by law their children have to be in school being they are living in America. I have a much different opinion on this situation then most people. The bottom line is they are here and it can't be changed so instead of hating them lets try to understand them. They want their children educated, just like we do. They want their children taken care of medically just like we do. Try to keep in mind regardless of their language or color, they are still human. The parents at home more than likely can't speak english illegal of not they still want their kids to be "normal" and go to school.
I take care of a little chinese boy 2-3 times a week and he doesn't speak english. He goes to a prek where he is learning english by listening to other children. Its hard sometimes to communicate with him but we always manage. It amazes me how much he has learned already. His parents both speak english but their accents are horrible so when they teach him to say certain words, though they try, they are incorrect. I am thankful that they choose to live in America where he is able to attend school and learn without being killed or shot in the street or starve to death. I am thankful for my little chinese buddy Albert whom has opened my eyes to many many things and he is only 4 years old and I love him as much as if he spoke fluent english and was born here. I wish everyone had a little Albert.
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Originally Posted by YankeeMary

If I am not mistaken by law their children have to be in school being they are living in America. I have a much different opinion on this situation then most people. The bottom line is they are here and it can't be changed so instead of hating them lets try to understand them. They want their children educated, just like we do. They want their children taken care of medically just like we do. Try to keep in mind regardless of their language or color, they are still human. The parents at home more than likely can't speak english illegal of not they still want their kids to be "normal" and go to school.
I take care of a little chinese boy 2-3 times a week and he doesn't speak english. He goes to a prek where he is learning english by listening to other children. Its hard sometimes to communicate with him but we always manage. It amazes me how much he has learned already. His parents both speak english but their accents are horrible so when they teach him to say certain words, though they try, they are incorrect. I am thankful that they choose to live in America where he is able to attend school and learn without being killed or shot in the street or starve to death. I am thankful for my little chinese buddy Albert whom has opened my eyes to many many things and he is only 4 years old and I love him as much as if he spoke fluent english and was born here. I wish everyone had a little Albert.
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aawww hes ADORABLE!!!

While we all have our opinions about who should be here and who shouldn't (and I have voiced mine repeatedly lol) I do understand that by US law, all kids must go to school (although I am not sure what the law says about students with questionable immigration status) .... I am not saying that they shouldn't go to school, I am saying that since they are here, why not help them by teaching them english? I don't see how much of an education a child can get in an american school if they don't learn to speack english. No matter what their legal status is in this country, they aren't currently getting the full benefits of what our education system has to offer.

Like I said earlier, they are here, they are going to continue to be here, why not help them learn to be productive in our country.

Originally Posted by buttrfli

aawww hes ADORABLE!!!

While we all have our opinions about who should be here and who shouldn't (and I have voiced mine repeatedly lol) I do understand that by US law, all kids must go to school (although I am not sure what the law says about students with questionable immigration status) .... I am not saying that they shouldn't go to school, I am saying that since they are here, why not help them by teaching them english? I don't see how much of an education a child can get in an american school if they don't learn to speack english. No matter what their legal status is in this country, they aren't currently getting the full benefits of what our education system has to offer.

Like I said earlier, they are here, they are going to continue to be here, why not help them learn to be productive in our country.

You know I love you...woo hoo...but I do agree they need to learn english. Isn't my little buddy just the cutest...hehe...he is a riot.
Thanks for being my friend.

I read the first line and the reason is every child no matter whether they can speak english or not is entitled to FAPE a free appropriate public education tat is why.

Yes I read your post but as another poster said I read through the lines. It seems you are saying that they shouldnt be in school for the fact that they are illegal. All children have a right to education. No matter their legal status. And I believe they go to school to LEARN English as their parents at home obviouslly dont speak it. How and where else are they going to learn it? I had a neighbor that came from Mexico and she was around 14 and she learned the language in less than a year. She graduated from highschool and all but that is as far as she could go , because of her being illegal. I see threads here all the time where people complain about Mexicans not learning the language and I feel that they are TRYING this way. Children WILL learn if they go to school, however I feel that they should take their classes in English as a second language.

It was nice to read something positive, YankeeMary.

Originally Posted by babystar0729

Yes I read your post but as another poster said I read through the lines. It seems you are saying that they shouldnt be in school for the fact that they are illegal.

So everything I said about them NEEDING to be educated is a bunch of crap? I typed all of that out so someone can read between the lines and not read what I actually wrote? That makes so much sense If I want to say that they shouldn't be in school because they are illegal, I would have said that.... being illegal is not the point.

Originally Posted by babystar0729

Children WILL learn if they go to school, however I feel that they should take their classes in English as a second language.

Had you read my post, you would have read that, thats EXACTLY what I said.

lol