Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Your Child's Second Language

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Sen. Obama has yet another brilliant comment, to wit: your children should learn Spanish.

The first question is why? Sen. Obama has done pretty well without that knowledge.
  • Is it because he recognizes that there are millions of illegals in this country who don't speak English... primarily from Mexico? What would he have your children say to them?
  • Is it because our governments are putting up a lot of signs in Spanish and your children might be curious what they say?
  • Is it because there are so many people working in retail stores who have a difficult time with English and your children might want to ask them where the Brittany Spears DVDs are?
When you look at the economics of a second language, it might make more sense for parents to help their children learn this second language.
More on that Sunday.
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