On page 176 of the text, Spring talks about how some American citizens feel about language education. He says that there are some that disapprove of schools trying to protect the languages of minority students. These people believe that English should be the only language, and that education should focus on students gaining English speaking abilities. Subsequently, there would be no preservation of minority languages.
It really grinds my gears that there are people who think it is a good idea for minority students to be forced into exclusively learning the English language. This could potentially cause those students to lose their native language if nothing is employed to conserve it. I believe that language and culture preservation is important
It really grinds my gears that there are people who think it is a good idea for minority students to be forced into exclusively learning the English language. This could potentially cause those students to lose their native language if nothing is employed to conserve it. I believe that language and culture preservation is important