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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] We have been giving ESOL and special education to Italians, Irish and others who immigrated in big numbers in the past too. [/quote]

I'm just responding to this - as a first-gen and an educator.

My family learned English ("off the boat" Italians) in night school and on their own.  It was "sink or swim" through the 1960s.  However, event though we formalized the process, my family didn't have the opportunity NOT to learn b/c nothing was translated for them. So they arrived poor, worked their ass*es off, and learned the language.

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I don’t know of any first generation Hispanic who can’t speak English. They are bilingual. Why is that an issue? [/quote]

depends on your definition of English, I suppose

Many native born students can barely read and write.  When English is taught in the classroom but not reinforced at home, there are issues using the standard English on a daily basis.

too many factors to get into - But the lowered standards in our educational system are destroying how our young people communicate.[/quote]
Exactly.[/quote]

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