ESL student graduates as valedictorian

King 5 News ^ | 06/14/12 | Elisa Hahn

[G Larry]

“Didn't speak English, but worked hard”

Well....if you want positive results, rather than a captive dependent class.....???

sheesh!

Can't let THAT happen!

[pfflier]

These stories epitomize the immigrant nation roots our country has. It seems that those who appreciate the country most had to work hardest to get here...legally.

[houeto]

Compare him to those who, after living here 10-20 years, complain to a reporter about America - through an interpreter.

Compare him to one who, after graduating from Harvard, complain to America - through a teleprompter.

Duc for Prez!

[Oatka]

I worked at Camp Pendleton when the first Viets were coming over. (Our keypunch girls were going crazy trying to decipher their printing on some documents.)

These people might as well have been from Mars - they looked different, spoke a strange language, worshipped a different God, ate weird food, etc. (One wit mentioned that they were making egg rolls while on the plane coming over and were setting up food shops the minute they landed.)

Four years later their kids were not only speaking English, they were class valedictorians like Duc, just to name a few. Things got so bad at the Community College I attended, that the American kids were looking to see who signed up for classes, and if there were too many Viet names, they passed. It seems that the Newbies were skewing the Bell Curve so bad, the American kids had to actually WORK for their grades.

Would that all our immigrants were like them.

[littleharbour]

My wife was 17 when she immigrated to Canada back in the spring of 1984. She didn’t know a word of English, but was able to pick up enough graduate high school 18 months later. It’s amazing what you can do when you are put to the test. Sadly, most of our kids don’t get truly challenged until they’re doing a post-graduate degree or hit the workforce. Far too late when you’re competing against kids who are both bright and hardworking.