Encinitas school may phase out English-only classes

kfmb.com ^ | 3/13/2012

[SoFloFreeper]

Hundreds of North County parents packed a public hearing Tuesday evening, frustrated and upset over proposed changes for incoming students at two Encinitas elementary schools.

If this proposal passes, starting next year new kindergarten students at Capri Elementary School would only have the option of enrolling in a dual-language immersion program, in which classes are taught in both Spanish and English.

[Carry_Okie]

This has nothing whatever to do with education but is all about paying teachers more for a bilingual credential.

[rockabyebaby]

Pay attention, don’t be so defensive, I was expressing my opinion and agreeing with you.

[PeteB570]

Calm down - don’t get so defensive.

I wasn’t sure that’s why I asked.

[Publius6961]

Unless the kids are retarded, specially at the elementary early grades level, they can learn English quite fast, usually within two years, max, and still retain their native language which, at that age, has been learned without formal study of grammar and syntax.

Once learned, it is impossible to unlearn.

Even after many years of disuse, it usually takes literally a week or two to reestablish fluency in the original language.

I learned that from personal experience with literally dozens of foreign born, in addition to myself.

[rockabyebaby]

Lmao, yeah, I’ll calm down.....after you.....shaking head, walking away.