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English: The Official Language… in school?
February 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment
I came across an article while looking up states with English as an official language for my comment on a previous post.
SERIOUSLY?
This substitute teacher required students to sign a contract stating they would only use English in school, threatening to use the contract as a test grade, in order to get students to comply.
Foreign Language in Kindergarten: Yay or Nay?
February 17th, 2009 | 8 Comments
The Washington Post ran an article today on foreign language programs for young kids. It’s generally near the top of education reformers’ wish lists, but I tend to think it’s a misguided use of education dollars.
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