Posted by
Dave on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:19:58 PM
I've never understood why the general consensus on various issues changes all the time. Eggs are good for you. Oh, just kidding, they're bad for you. Only playing, they're really good for you. Then there's the idea that you should stretch before you run. Wait, maybe you should run and then stretch. And recently I heard that Senator Robert Byrd used the term "ni**er" not too long ago and it was fine. Now it seems that Senator George Allen may have used it 30 years ago and that's bad. I'm so confused.
When I took Spanish in school, the teachers made it a point to not speak English in class - EVER! From day one they introduced themsevles in Spanish, made us speak Spanish, and even gave out homework assignments in Spanish. The idea was that total immersion in the language was the best and fastest way to learn it.
Now, all I hear about is how public school teachers are choosing, or being forced, to go back to school to
learn Spanish to help teach all the Spanish-speaking kids in school English. I don't really get how speaking Spanish to a Spanish-speaking kid is going to help the kid learn English. But then again, I did grow up in public school.
Ya'll come back now, ya hear!