José A Delgado's article about "El plan bilingue" is based on the comments of Luis Fortuño about his plan of making bilingual the public education in Puerto Rico. I am agree with Fortuño's plan. The curriculum in public schools should have English as the language of teaching in all classes and Spanish used at home. I believe that students can develop in this language effectively if it is given with more emphasis in the schools. This language is very important because it is used in all parts of the world and can open more opportunities in the work field.
If the governors keep changing everyday the language in education based on their beliefs of parties differences, who will be affected are the students because when they graduate, everywhere they need to know English. They will be insecure and always conformed working in a mediocre job that they could do with the poor education that they received. This is why the parents pay for a better education in private schools where the students learn good and go out completely bilingual.
I think that all the governors that come to rule this country should think in the students' needs and realize that Puerto Rico is not alone in the world and the people who lives here have to interact with people in other parts of the world and the use of other languages are necessary. Not only English but also other languages should be included to the curriculum of public schools.
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I am going to comment about Elienid's blog entry about something that I agree with and something I don't agree with. Since we're all studying to be future English teachers I agree that English is a very important language that should be taught to our children in school and it is a benefit to be able to domain this language becuase it gives many oportunities in life. What I am not too agree with and probably many might not agree with me but it's my way of thinking is that English shouldn't be taught as the principal language here in Puerto Rico becuase our principal language has always been Spanish. When many years ago Puerto Rico was invaded and English was imposed in schools as the main language it dind't work out. Today it is more possible than back in time but still that is part of our culture and I believe English should be given more emphasis as a sencond language. I like the idea of the bilingual plan for schools since when I came from the states I wanted to be in a bilingual school for not being to good at my spanish but I got used to it. I know if students are taught English from Elementary to Secondary, they will learn and be able to become fully bilingual but English shouldn't be the main languege here. And to finish I agree when she says that Puerto Rico is not alone in the world becuase governes should give the same importance to our Education like in the US.
--Joraida--
Hello all its Juan Luis, my reaction towards the article of "El Plan Bilingue" would be that I actually agree with Joraida. I think that English should be taught in Puerto Rico as a second language, since our native and primary language has been and should always be Spanish. English is a great language that opens the door towards many opportunities in life but we should never forget about our roots. And aside from English I encourage everyone to learn many other languages since through this way we can communicate and understand people from other countries that have cultures different from ours. I think that as long as English is being taught as a second language and the teachers get to motivate and encourage the students to take the classes, they will be able to learn. I studied in a private school where the only class in English was English, the rest were all in Spanish, but our English teacher was so good, that she is like a role model to me, she would do many types of creative activities where we would learn while having fun, and she would even have us do essays of 2 or 3 pages long and we would never complain because the way she gave us the material and subjects was an interesting and appealing way. We would also do many activities like roleplay and mini dramas, as well as write poetry and other types of group activities. I guess thats one of the major factors that influenced me to become a English teacher, since she inspired me so much in her way of teaching. So I guess that there is no need to have bilingual schools in Puerto Rico, because in my opinion it depends on how the teacher is with his or her students, because if the teacher doesnt encourage or motivate their students to learn that second language, they will simply never care about learning it. The teacher needs to be a friend of the students, but also let them know that they have to respect him or her. He or she should find new ways of giving the class, catching the interest in the students and encouraging them to keep assisting class.
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