Imagine this. You're a Mexican immigrant who just arrived in America. Before you attend school with American students, you must learn English. You go to a school for immigrants expecting to still hear some Spanish, but instead, your teacher speaks all English. You fail to grasp almost everything. However after a few weeks, you get a brief concept of this strange new language. Many people believe that schools should be monolingual, but others think that schools for immigrants should remain bilingual. Schools should be monolingual!
Monolingual schools are more effective than bilingual schools, because they help students learn a new language faster and save money.
First of all, monolingual schools can help a student learn a new language better than a bilingual school. By speaking in a strange new language, you can push a child out of their native language and help them learn a new language faster. While a student won't be able to understand anything you're saying, he will grasp the language sooner or later, and will learn better than a student who has a teacher who speaks his native language. I have had experience with this. In 3rd grade, my Spanish teacher was out, and she was replaced by a substitute teacher who spoke all Spanish. Though it was torture for the whole class, I actually managed to learn a lot of Spanish in the month she taught. Right now, I have a student who just came from Japan in some of my classes. All his teachers speak to him in English in hopes of him being able to learn and repeat what they say. The attempt was successful. Speaking in only a new language in school can really benefit an immigrant student.
Monolingual schools also save money. If someone wants bilingual teachers, he must pay an abundance of excess money. Eliminating bilingual teachers allows schools to save money. Many school districts, such as the Bernards school district, greatly need money for something more important. Because of the beginning of Great Depression II, many districts have very tight budgets. A district should not just waste their money on bilingual teachers. They should devote their money to something more useful, like better technology for teachers and students, more books for the media center and classrooms, or a longer school year. Removing bilingual teachers and support for an immigrant student is a perfect way to save money.
Although a bilingual school can be great as it allows a student to hear their native language and relieves stress in learning, a monolingual school is better. It helps them learn a new language better and saves money. A monolingual school is what everyone needs. Write a letter to your Board of Education proclaiming for monolingual schools!
Monolingual schools are more effective than bilingual schools, because they help students learn a new language faster and save money.
First of all, monolingual schools can help a student learn a new language better than a bilingual school. By speaking in a strange new language, you can push a child out of their native language and help them learn a new language faster. While a student won't be able to understand anything you're saying, he will grasp the language sooner or later, and will learn better than a student who has a teacher who speaks his native language. I have had experience with this. In 3rd grade, my Spanish teacher was out, and she was replaced by a substitute teacher who spoke all Spanish. Though it was torture for the whole class, I actually managed to learn a lot of Spanish in the month she taught. Right now, I have a student who just came from Japan in some of my classes. All his teachers speak to him in English in hopes of him being able to learn and repeat what they say. The attempt was successful. Speaking in only a new language in school can really benefit an immigrant student.
Monolingual schools also save money. If someone wants bilingual teachers, he must pay an abundance of excess money. Eliminating bilingual teachers allows schools to save money. Many school districts, such as the Bernards school district, greatly need money for something more important. Because of the beginning of Great Depression II, many districts have very tight budgets. A district should not just waste their money on bilingual teachers. They should devote their money to something more useful, like better technology for teachers and students, more books for the media center and classrooms, or a longer school year. Removing bilingual teachers and support for an immigrant student is a perfect way to save money.
Although a bilingual school can be great as it allows a student to hear their native language and relieves stress in learning, a monolingual school is better. It helps them learn a new language better and saves money. A monolingual school is what everyone needs. Write a letter to your Board of Education proclaiming for monolingual schools!
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