Thread: Dallas School District Practicing Immersion -- The Wrong Way

http://www.dallasisd.org/news/news.cfm? ... DocID=8204
Mexico Immersion Program

Four Dallas ISD principals traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico, during the first week of July to participate in an intensive Spanish language program and to live with Mexican host families.

Organized by the district’s Professional Development Department, the language program gave the principals an opportunity to attend Spanish classes from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, during which time their instructors spoke to them only in Spanish. The principals lived in the homes of Spanish-speaking host families, with whom they could practice their Spanish and learn more about Mexican culture and customs. The principals also spent time visiting sites of cultural and historical interest.

“The Mexico immersion trip was an amazing opportunity to embrace the rich cultural heritage and language of a growing demographic in the Dallas ISD,â€

And how much did this cost taxpayers. What if there are English-deficient students who speak Vietnamese or Chinese or Russian?

That's insane! They need to require that kids speak English in school. The schools should not be responsible for teaching anchor babies how to speak our language.

This is why I would NEVER send my kids to Dallas ISD, Garland ISD, and several others in the Dallas County area with huge ESL programs.

That's why they'll be going to Plano ISD, where I haven't heard anything about Spanish/illegal pandering. (Unless it's hidden, or at least not as over the top as in the other districts).

TexasGal

This crap is getting so out of hand!
How about brushing up on American history and culture so you can teach the students about the United States.......What BS