Chapter 10

This chapter was interesting, however I find it extremely ignorant of those who think that in America you should 'speak English'. First of all there is not official language in this country. There are 28 million people in this country who speak Spanish as their mother tongue. There are 2 million who speak Chinese, and about 2 million who speak French. And there is over 20 languages that are spoken in this country, so why so much emphasis on English? According to the chapter that people believe that using other language posses a threat to the dominance of English language. No one is trying to dominant English, however the population of SPanish speakers in this country is growing rapidly. Some people are just so ignorant, all we want is for all the students to have an equal education, and this means that some need more help than others. Especially those who have LEP.

Looking at all the the movements that took place, and all the acts that were passed, it seems as if the federal government cannot get it exactly right. Rather they get a litttttle bit closer each and every time.Hopefully, they will realize that the needs of these students are not fully being met, and that there are still changes that need to be made in order to assure their success. Without education, the students can not move onto college. With out college, many of the students end up working at jobs with no outlet, or 'dead-end jobs' as they say. Its a vicious cycle.