Michael Trevino said in his interview on The Vampire Diaries, “I was brought up bilingual, but there came a point where my mom went to work and I got a white babysitter, so sadly I lost it. Now I can understand Spanish and put words together, but I don't speak it fluently. I’m ashamed of that.” This quotation means that some people were brought up in a different language, but change because society speaks a different language. Making people forget there native language to follow society language. In the essay Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood, the author talks about his experience of growing up with a bilingual education. I agree with the author Richard Rodriquez because students with barriers would learn less than if it were taught in their native language.
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He knew less than 50 words of English and knew nothing about the people in his classroom. It states in the essay on page 322, “The nun said, in a friendly but oddly impersonal voice, Boys and girls, this is Richard Rodriguez. It was the first time I had heard anyone name me in English. Richard, the nun repeated more slowly, writing my name down in her black leather book. Quickly I turned to see my mother’s face dissolve in a watery blur behind the pebbled glass door.” This quotation means that the first day Richard went to school he noticed that the nun repeated his name in a different tone, and looked at his mother because he knew he wouldn't understand what he will learn. Richard Rodriguez started class, but knew very little. He also didn't understand what the teacher taught. Many students like Richard, students can easily fall behind from other students if they aren't taught in there native
He knew less than 50 words of English and knew nothing about the people in his classroom. It states in the essay on page 322, “The nun said, in a friendly but oddly impersonal voice, Boys and girls, this is Richard Rodriguez. It was the first time I had heard anyone name me in English. Richard, the nun repeated more slowly, writing my name down in her black leather book. Quickly I turned to see my mother’s face dissolve in a watery blur behind the pebbled glass door.” This quotation means that the first day Richard went to school he noticed that the nun repeated his name in a different tone, and looked at his mother because he knew he wouldn't understand what he will learn. Richard Rodriguez started class, but knew very little. He also didn't understand what the teacher taught. Many students like Richard, students can easily fall behind from other students if they aren't taught in there native