Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez Group

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candy2008
candy2008
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According to Richard Rodriguez, what claims do proponents of bilingual education make? Why do you think children will benefit from it?

This is from pp. 34-5 of Hunger of Memory

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Posted by candy2008 on Thursday October 29, 2009 at 5:12 PM and tagged with bilingual education, children.

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  1. pohnpei397 Teacher
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    Rodriguez says proponents of bilingualism claim the following:

    Kids who get instruction in their native language won't be so alienated and will be able to learn more in the very important first months of school.  They'll also be more confident of their abilities and so they'll learn better.

    Also, they will retain a sense of their "individuality" -- their ethnicity and their culture.

    The question of whether they will benefit from it is a personal opinion.  Both opinions make sense to me.  It's hard to feel good about yourself when you don't know what's going on around you in school.  But it also seems like learning English is the goal and immersion would work quicker.

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    Posted by pohnpei397 on Thursday October 29, 2009 at 5:41 PM