[Aria]

In the old days you learned English or else.

[pinkandgreenmom]

Yep. My mom came from Greece as a child in 1952. She and her 6 siblings, aged 4-17, were all put in kindergarten and moved up to the next grade when/as appropriate. Her parents never learned English so school was the place the kids all learned.

[Mears]

I taught school in the fifties.

Kids that couldn’t speak English were just sat down in a seat and ignored———and all teaching was done in English.

Within 6 months most were English speakers-—and often the head of the class.

Immersion works.

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[publius911]

In the old days you learned English or else.

...you simply were refused citizenship. Residence yes, citizenship, NEVER.