Normally, as I rule I could care less about politics. I don't understand them, and I don't really care. However, this election I can not just sit by when there is an issue that I feel very strongly about.
One candidate is asking the people of New York to vote for English as our official language. I cannot and will not support this. My job yes, is to teach people English, but not at the cost of them losing their own language. The constitution of the United States of America does not have English as the official language for good reason. This country is a mix of people, cultures and languages. Without all this we would be pretty dull. Forcing English on us is not fair. They are asking us to forgot that there are other languages out there and that the people who come here with that knowledge of another language are not as valued as the ones who know English. I just can't understand that. Knowing more than one language is such an amazing attribute. I can not conceive of saying that the U.S., which is such a blend of people, could declare one language better than the other. I find this campaign an injustice to the people of this nation.
Normally as I said, I don't care a hoot about politics, however this is a hot button for me. Please don't let this happen!
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2 comments:
Hummm,it's difficult but intersting issue.And I agree with you!You're good teacher for your student thinking such way!
T
Thanks, I try to stand up for people who might not have a voice otherwise.
K
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