Thread: American students face tough transition at Mexican schools

American students face tough transition at Mexican schools

Program helps U.S. students in Mexican schools

Binational Migrant Education Program works to ease their adjustment

By Sandra Dibble, Reporter - Border, Baja California
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6 p.m.
Peggy Peattie

TIJUANA — Just like the other 1,200 students at her public school in eastern Tijuana, Wendy OrtÃ*z wears a uniform, salutes the Mexican flag and takes instruction in Spanish. Yet it all feels so bewildering to the quiet ninth-grader as she goes through the motions.

“I haven’t got a clue,â€

Not tugging at my heartstrings. They already spoke Spanish at home and in their cliques, so learning to read and write it should not be a hardship. It's ironic that now they consider English their language, no?

I applaud parents who are deported and take their children with them, instead of abandoning them. At least they haven't lost all their values.

"As deportations from the United States have increased, so has the number of students making the switch from American to Mexican schools in Baja California. That poses a challenge not only for those students, but for teachers and classmates struggling to communicate and connect with them."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - Time for Mexico to fork out billions of dollars for "Spanish as a Second Language Classes" for these kids!!!!! - How does it FEEL MEXICO?????????????? HAHAHAHAHAHA - "Oprima Uno Para Espanol" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

‘[color=darkred][b]How many times do we have to tell you to speak in Spanish?’â€

[quote="grandmasmad"]‘[color=darkred][b]How many times do we have to tell you to speak in Spanish?’â€