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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our ES has had several students  from upper middle class, professional families immigrate over the summer in the past and arrive speaking nothing but Chinese, Russian, or Korean. There are some other students that speak these languages and sometimes yes, the teacher will ask them to translate important directions or questions for the student so they aren't totally lost. This usually lasts about a third of the school year, then they stop needing it, and by a year later they are on or above grade level and you can't tell they ever didn't speak English. So no, this phenomenon is not just an "illegal immigrant" (code: poor Hispanic) thing. Children's brains have an amazing capacity for language. [/quote]

+100 OP you never had a kid move to your area from a foreign country when you were a kid?  I always thought it was fun. This is not a new phenomenon. All kids are required to be in school by law. Relax. Maybe your kid can learn something from this experience. [/quote]

Pretty sure this isn't even close to the same situation.  And no, I never had a student enter any of my classes as a complete non-speaking student that needed complete translation when I was growing up.  The fact that you think everyone has is very very strange.  [/quote]

DP: If that's true, I think you need to realize that you grew up in an isolated bubble, which may have shaped your world-view in a particular way.  Around here, this is certainly very normal, expected, and desired. I grew up in the 70s in the midwest and we had children arriving from other countries who needed to learn English at school. It was always understood to be a good thing for all involved.

Open your heart and mind and see the good in the world. You seem to be wearing angry blinders.[/quote]

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