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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm of two minds on these sorts of things. On the one hand, our ES has Spanish speaking coffees once a month and I think they have really helped a lot of those parents get more involved in the school. On the other hand, the school has parents who speak so many other languages - there are something like 60 different languages spoken at homes of the kids in the school and you don't see Urdu speaking coffees or Swahili speaking coffees, etc...and part of the reason is because those people have had to learn English since moving here whereas the Spanish speakers haven't and I find that frustrating.[/quote]
Well that is just sad, very , very sad.
Do you realize this country was founded by people who did not speak the language of the natives  peoples already occupying this land?
Maybe that is what you are afraid of, a recent immigrant is going to come over and "discover" your house?
If these families are able to participate in these groups as a way of fostering participation in the broader school community, then YIPPEE for them. I don't hold it against them, not jealous of them, don't resent them.
I certainly don't feel as if you have talk just like I do or do EVERYTHING I do to be an American just like me.
You pay your taxes and obey the law, your ok with me, I don't care what your first language is.
But hey, my ancestors came here in chains, what do I know.[/quote]

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