Where did the article say his kids are NOT learning English? What’s so threatening about speaking more than one language to some of you folks? Most CEOs will tell you that speaking a language OTHER than English certainly is an asset.
I did not say that his kids were not learning English, so I can not defend a strawman argument of your own creation.
However,,,,It seems evident that Reuben thought the Spanish immersion schools for Spanish speaking immigrant children was perfectly wonderful. Hey! The reason the citizen of California got rid of it wasn’t because it was an abject failure. No, according to the wimp, Reuben, it was a “culture-wedge” issue. ( yeah right!)
Reuben’s own words:
“Frankly, I’m embarrassed that I live in a state that banned “bilingual education.” .” Those with a long political memory will recall Proposition 227, approved by the voters in 1998. It was a culture-war wedge dressed as an education issue,”
Yes, mastering a second language certainly is an asset. But, first, children need to master English. We Americans have a worldwide reputation as a people who cannot even speak and write English properly, let alone a second language. So, all this talk about learning a second language is akin to not seeing the forest for the trees. Let's take a step back and look at the problem again. The picture is much bigger. Let's talk about English first. Then we can talk about a second language.