English? Unfair!!!

Sigh. Suppose you don't speak English. Suppose you can't get a diploma. Suppose you want to function in American society. Which of these two problems should you remedy first?

"I need a diploma," said Iris [Padilla], a chestnut-haired girl who was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Mexican state of Jalisco. "I want it. I deserve it. I've been going to school and studying. I want to have a profession."

Want to have a profession here in this country? There's a little obstacle you need to surmount. Even if you live in a home where everyone speaks Spanish, that doesn't make it the responsibility of everyone else to pick up the slack to make you comfortable.

posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 2/27/2006 03:27:00 PM #
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I read this article earlier today. It's pretty ridiculous. The alternatives they provide for students who can't pass these exit exams should do the trick. The key is that only the more ambitious students, who want to have a profession, will do the extra work to be up to par. It may be a test of her sincerity whether she's willing to seek the provided help to learn English and pass the test.

# posted by  Anonymous : 7:16 PM, February 27, 2006

 

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