Bilingual Education is a Human and Civil Right
For quite some time now bilingual education has been a controversial topic amongst people living in the United States. This article takes the stand from more of a law point of view. The article speaks of Article 29, that was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1989. It states that children should learn respect of parents, their culture and language. The way I interpreted this portion of the article leads me to agree but I do not know if I am getting the same meaning that the author is taking from it. I agree that children should learn their parents native tongue, as well as, preserving culture and tradition but I do not think that should be in place learning English to a level of fluency. Clearly, this article is a one sided view of bilingual education. I am not that one sided. I can definitely see the importance of it but I also always go back to when my family came here and nobody catered to their......
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