Can’t remember any other buildings in France burning down. Does anyone?
Probably making shit up like those people who say a mass shooting happened in Vegas.
Saying you want to kill them is over the top and I'll go on record as saying that's wrong.
It eases transition for the kids and it's humane. However, the services they receive are minimal at best. Based on my experiences, the kids would learn the language and learn to adapt to classroom expectations without ESL services. Most have a conversational level of language within 6 months of being immersed. It's hard to see how much good even excellent ESL teachers do when they serve upwards of 30-40 kids per day; have one, maybe two hours exposure to small groups. It's not like they have much if any opportunity to work individually with kids. On top of it all, an ESL teacher's caseload may be made up of kids that speak a variety of languages. It's not just Spanish.
IMO, kids (including those kids) would be better served by spending money on more math or science teachers.
Another historic building burns in France. Must be climate change...
I wonder how many mosques have been burned down?
Heard on radio LA mayor is proposing citizens set up tents in their backyard for the 60,000 homeless. Ha!
Can’t remember any other buildings in France burning down. Does anyone?
Probably making shit up like those people who say a mass shooting happened in Vegas.
Holy effing shit. Up until now, I was totally convinced these were two distinct posters.Wrong persona dumbass.
This is sad. Lexington is pretty much like all university towns across the nation. Thankfully our governor said we will not have any sanctuary cities in our state. When he signed that law his popularity went up even more than it was and it was already very high.
The Kentucky legislature should stop this and they certainly have the power to do it.
Holy effing shit. Up until now, I was totally convinced these were two distinct posters.
Wow. Just friggen wow.
Great catch, Dave.
Recently someone said that Lexington has “changed.”
I mean, most places worth residing are gonna change over time, but the poster had a really bad taste in his mouth. What’s wrong with Lexington these days?
Damn, just means there’s one less of us here to offer up that DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT you guys clamor for.
It’s a shame, really.
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michae...-movie-georgia-despite-hollywood-boycott-over
Eastwood making a movie in boycotted Georgia.
But how are you harmed regardless of what they speak?No problem with what they speak at home. When the government accommodates non-English speakers, it reduces the need to learn the language. There's no denying that a common language is one element of a unified society.
I understand the purpose of ESL as well as anyone; better than most. From one perspective, it makes life easier for and is simply more compassionate toward children. On the other hand, I've seen kids who didn't know one syllable of English be able to carry on a conversation with their English speaking peers within 6 months of entering school.
The idea of being a melting pot is what we should promote. Keep your individual identity, but have the common skills necessary to interact in American society without assistance should always be the goal.
Hold on to your heritage, but your loyalty is no longer to the homeland but to serving the interests of the USA.
They actually hang out all the time and talk about how crazy it is that their dad is the same person, but they also tailgate together, but don't even know each other.I wonder if rq and fuzz's daughters know each other in Brentwood. Small world, eh
My daughter doesn’t teach kindergarten dumbass.Wrong persona dumbass.
@KRJ1975
Nice revisionist history.
No one bet you to post your earnings statement and no one welched. You did that on your own.
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Great point. My son had a friend in school who’s parents were from Mexico and spoke Spanish at home. He took Spanish in high school thinking it would be an easy A and failed the class. He could speak fluent Spanish but couldn’t read or write it.I don’t disagree that some kids pick up conversational English very quickly especially if they are more social and outgoing because they want to speak w others. With that being said, it isn’t the conversational English that is tough for non English speakers. It is the reading comprehension and writing in English that lags years behind the speaking. That’s why they need ESL teachers: to get them closer to their peers in reading and writing. Check the research it is pretty fascinating. Additionally a lot of these kids reading and writing is poor in their native language making it even more difficult for them. I think we sometimes we assume just because we can have a conversation with them relatively easy, they can read and write equally as well. Not the case at all. Also it is irrelevant if there are kids speaking multiple languages in the classroom as the vast majority of ESL teachers don’t speak a foreign language. They are instructing in a English.
Wrong.
Aren’t you a teacher in the Nashville area?
Exactly, and the best part is all those school resources used in mostly poor areas, are absolutely free and don't take at all from already disadvantaged students. It's magical really.But how are you harmed regardless of what they speak?
People learn what they need to get by. Adults often look to their kids to interpret for them. If some Mexican comes and and is working roofing houses or doing construction, landscaping, restaurants...it’s likely that most of not all of the crew is speaking the same language.
It’s tougher for adults to learn language than kids. The kids are immersed in the language while the adults are often working and living in occupations dominated by others with their language. The live in neighborhoods that have businesses that cater to them.
Again, how does this harm you?
Thanks for posting this. Sure as Hell won’t see this on CBS, etc. I hate these motherfvckers.
Great point. My son had a friend in school who’s parents were from Mexico and spoke Spanish at home. He took Spanish in high school thinking it would be an easy A and failed the class. He could speak fluent Spanish but couldn’t read or write it.
You calling someone else a "dumbass" is extremely ironic... doncha think?My daughter doesn’t teach kindergarten dumbass.
Dumbest response about assimilation ever. You are totally ignorant of what is going on. You need to learn the language of the host nation period. We don't conform to you, you conform to us. They came here to get away from a crap hole country and if you are going to be here and join us then, join us but, do it legally.The idea that they don’t learn or speak English is pure ignorance. If I dropped you into the middle of another country it would most likely take you several years to master the language. If you lived and worked among others who spoke your own native language it would take you even longer...especially if you commonly worked 12-14 hour days.
Still then, you would likely speak your native tongue when you were at home and around family.
Why does it bother you or anyone even if they never spoke a word of English? How has it ever affected your life?
Can’t think of one time it has ever affected mine.
As for the ESL question...my daughter happens to be an ESL teacher in Brentwood, TN. There are 4 such teachers at her school. She has 2 Hispanic students...most are Asian (mix of Japanese and Koreans) and Indian...25% of the school’s 600+ kids are pulled out for ESL work. Well over half are immigrants or the children of immigrants. The median family income for the school’s population >$175K.
We have ESL because it helps children learn instead of becoming frustrated. If they learn then it means there is a better chance they will become productive members of society.
That “cognitively deficient” kid made a damn near perfect score on his SAT and got accepted to MIT. I think he did alright.No, that's not a great point. A kid is a sponge for language, can literally learn everything he/she needs to speak from cartoons, but not if the parents don't change the channel off Telemundo or give them any interactions with other kids.
If your buddy story is true, then he is seriously cognitively deficient or underdeveloped and perhaps wouldn't have been if he was properly challenged as a child. All classes in high school are easy A's, particularly SPanish for a Mexican kid with an IQ greater than 80.
I personally know countless first generation immigrants who have assimilated and speak English and they all would agree with me that assimilation is important. None of them were so incapable however that they could'nt read or write their native tongue. There are children worldwide immersed in English teaching only schools who thrive from the challenge, are even taught and have the choice of developing a British or American accent.... solely from academic instruction.... as 10 year olds reading and writing fluently in a second language. Whatever "research" you fools are hung up on has to be critically flawed.
State militias would have to form a coalition as would the national guard.Biggest concern I have is how we would handle the military and keeping it strong.
My daughter doesn’t teach kindergarten dumbass.
Soylent Green Corporation. It's AOC's New Green Deal.So aoc shamed wayfair for making the beds for these places at the border...now theyll sleep on the floor. Hopefully she doesnt find out who's supplying the food
That “cognitively deficient” kid made a damn near perfect score on his SAT and got accepted to MIT. I think he did alright.
His parents were first generation immigrants and his dad was a professor at Vanderbilt. I’m sure they could read and write in both languages. The point that obviously buzzed right over your head is that being able to speak a language doesn’t mean you can read or write that language.
Suck on that.
We have been sending non English speaking new recruits to Lackland AFB since forever now. Every week we are sending more and more. They have to be able to speak English to go through basic. Most are Hispanic but, we have a mishmash of others as well.It eases transition for the kids and it's humane. However, the services they receive are minimal at best. Based on my experiences, the kids would learn the language and learn to adapt to classroom expectations without ESL services. Most have a conversational level of language within 6 months of being immersed. It's hard to see how much good even excellent ESL teachers do when they serve upwards of 30-40 kids per day; have one, maybe two hours exposure to small groups. It's not like they have much if any opportunity to work individually with kids. On top of it all, an ESL teacher's caseload may be made up of kids that speak a variety of languages. It's not just Spanish.
IMO, kids (including those kids) would be better served by spending money on more math or science teachers.
I think it should be mandatory in order to go to school for those who do not pass a preschool test or at least identify those who do not speak or struggle to speak English to have an extra class for them where they are assisted in learning English.I don’t disagree that some kids pick up conversational English very quickly especially if they are more social and outgoing because they want to speak w others. With that being said, it isn’t the conversational English that is tough for non English speakers. It is the reading comprehension and writing in English that lags years behind the speaking. That’s why they need ESL teachers: to get them closer to their peers in reading and writing. Check the research it is pretty fascinating. Additionally a lot of these kids reading and writing is poor in their native language making it even more difficult for them. I think we sometimes we assume just because we can have a conversation with them relatively easy, they can read and write equally as well. Not the case at all. Also it is irrelevant if there are kids speaking multiple languages in the classroom as the vast majority of ESL teachers don’t speak a foreign language. They are instructing in a English.