07-14-2008, 05:53 PM
1. Just because english is the most commonly used language in technology doesn't in any way imply that it's the most common language. Nor does it imply that you need to learn it to live (prosperously) in today's society. At all. AT ALL.
2. Yes, if you travel somewhere else, you need to learn their language. I'm not excusing people from trying to learn english when they move to the US. I am saying that any country experiencing such an influx of immigration of non-native language speakers should be prepared to have a melding of cultures. In Los Angeles, there are 3.3mil native spanish speakers vs 4mil native english speakers. 48% of Latinos described themselves as having limited english proficiency. That's huge right? No. 43% of Asians said the same thing. If I were living in that community, that American community, that subset of our national community, I would make my kids learn spanish, and I'd expect that the spanish kids learned english. I would also teach my kids to be technologically literate. Call it crazy parenting. I'd much prefer my kids to be well rounded than be technological whizzes.
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2. Yes, if you travel somewhere else, you need to learn their language. I'm not excusing people from trying to learn english when they move to the US. I am saying that any country experiencing such an influx of immigration of non-native language speakers should be prepared to have a melding of cultures. In Los Angeles, there are 3.3mil native spanish speakers vs 4mil native english speakers. 48% of Latinos described themselves as having limited english proficiency. That's huge right? No. 43% of Asians said the same thing. If I were living in that community, that American community, that subset of our national community, I would make my kids learn spanish, and I'd expect that the spanish kids learned english. I would also teach my kids to be technologically literate. Call it crazy parenting. I'd much prefer my kids to be well rounded than be technological whizzes.
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