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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let us forget about economics and politics.
 
As a parent East of the River that understand the problems in ward 7 & 8 schools, what would make the best language immersion choice that will inspire children to learn and stay interested?  Put yourself in the child's shoes. What will make the child say I'm interested in this language?  [/quote]

Ward 8 parent here. I could see Spanish, Portuguese, and French on our end. Spanish is a very practical language, French and Portuguese have significant ties to other people of African descent with similar stories...I bet immersion trips to Salvador or Dakar would be nice for kids to learn about things that tie to their own history. Not to mention the music.[/quote]

Music is great. the best. As well as dance, and sports, as African countries are getting better in soccer. But the most important thing that I would agree is to show that black people have a much bigger culture than what is portrayed in America. The wealth of countries they helped build, in North, Central and South America, Africa and now Europe. Spanish, English, French and Portuguese culture. None of these cultures are White cultures any longer. They are White and black. Blacks in America need to take the debate from a civil rights thing and bring it to a: We have an amazing culture as well, and we are a huge part of the American culture as well.

Otherwise whites will always see themselves above black folks.

P.s. I am not black, I am just in favor of integration. full integration[/quote]

+1. Yes, this! So many of my friends (we're in a francophone country, but returning to our Ward 8 home) learned English through music and TV growing up.[/quote]

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