I have always been an advocate for young children learning other languages, especially Spanish, because I feel that they will have more career opportunities since they will be able to communicate better with everyone. From the time that my daughter was in kindergarten through third grade, every child had Spanish as an Encore class. Unfortunately, when Congress felt that children were not getting enough physical activity, this class was cut from schools while adding an extra physical education class (this is how I got the job that I teach today).
In 1972, there was an education group named Aspira that fought the “Board of Education of the City of New York” because schools were not providing classes in the native language of minorities
In 1972, there was an education group named Aspira that fought the “Board of Education of the City of New York” because schools were not providing classes in the native language of minorities