<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">David Balosa</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dbalosa1@umbc.edu">dbalosa1@umbc.edu</a>></span><br>Date: 2012/3/19<br><br>Why all our children should be raised bilingual ( MINNPOST)<br>
via: "The Educational Linguistics List." <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br><br><br><div><div><div>
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<div> Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum
clarified that he wants all Puerto Rican children to learn English in
addition to Spanish. But learning two languages could benefit all
children. </div>
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</div></div> <div><div><p>Last week, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum got into trouble <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/rick-santorum-defends-call-for-puerto-rico-to-adopt-english-after-delegate-defection/" target="_blank">for stating</a> that Puerto Rico needed to adopt English as its main language if it wanted to be considered for statehood.</p>
<p>Later,
he backtracked a bit, perhaps after someone informed him that both
English and Spanish were the Caribbean island’s official languages.</p><p>“What I want,” he said <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/santorum-english-condition-statehood-15927731#.T2cmP8xXRQM" target="_blank">in a “clarification” statement</a>
released by his campaign late in the week, “is for every child in
Puerto Rico to speak English fluently, in addition to Spanish of
course."</p><p>Well, Santorum is right to want Puerto Rican children to
be bilingual. But he shouldn’t be stopping there. Santorum should be
advocating for <i>all</i> kids — including those living in the current 50 U.S. states — to be raised speaking two languages.</p></div></div><div>you can read the full story at Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum
clarified that he wants all Puerto Rican children to learn English in
addition to Spanish. But learning two languages could benefit all
children.</div> <div><div><p>Last week, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum got into trouble <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/rick-santorum-defends-call-for-puerto-rico-to-adopt-english-after-delegate-defection/" target="_blank">for stating</a> that Puerto Rico needed to adopt English as its main language if it wanted to be considered for statehood.</p>
<p>Later,
he backtracked a bit, perhaps after someone informed him that both
English and Spanish were the Caribbean island’s official languages.</p><p>“What I want,” he said <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/santorum-english-condition-statehood-15927731#.T2cmP8xXRQM" target="_blank">in a “clarification” statement</a>
released by his campaign late in the week, “is for every child in
Puerto Rico to speak English fluently, in addition to Spanish of
course."</p><p>Well, Santorum is right to want Puerto Rican children to
be bilingual. But he shouldn’t be stopping there. Santorum should be
advocating for <i>all</i> kids — including those living in the current 50 U.S. states — to be raised speaking two languages.</p><p><br></p><p>Full story</p><p> <a href="http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2012/03/why-all-our-children-should-be-raised-bilingual" target="_blank">http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2012/03/why-all-our-children-should-be-raised-bilingual</a></p>
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Language, Literacy and Culture (LLC) PH.D. Program</i><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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