When I was growing up‚ the only way to raise a true ’world denizen’ was at an exorbitantly priced Swiss boarding school. Luckily‚ such elitism has been thrown out the window‚ and now parents raise bilingual and multicultural children themselves. The children grow up just as world-savvy and sophisticated -- and actually know their own parents! Still for the do-it-yourselfer‚ a few tips can smooth the way. The most common question people ask me is "How do I raise a bilingual child the best way?" "Easy
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The benefits of eating a well-balanced meal at home The Benefits of eating a well-balanced meal at home Brandon C. Peterson Com/155 Student: University of phoenix Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death hear in the states. I must admit that I struggle with eating too much fast food myself. This is why I am determined to plead a good case and maybe I can even convince myself enough that I might stop eating so much fast food. I am also concerned I am not setting a good example for
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Immersion or Bilingual Education? One in every nine students today speaks a native language other than English‚ and it has been predicted that within the next twenty years‚ non-English speaking students will become as common as one in every four students (Goldenberg 10). This raises a question of how to give students the best education while helping them learn English. There are two basic forms of education used in schools today for English language learners (ELLs)‚ English immersion and bilingual programs
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Bili Bilingual Education: A Life-Long Advantage Alexa Adams It is concerning to see the U.S. continue to academically fall behind countries like China and Finland. The Program for International Student Assessment or PISA‚ is an international standardized test taken by 15 year-olds in developing countries. The U.S.‘s Secretary of State‚ Arne Duncan (2010)‚ was disappointed in the results‚ “The United States came in 23rd or 24th in most subjects. We can quibble‚ or we can face
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An Effective Assessment Plan for a Bilingual Early Learning Program: Integrating Montessori‚ High/Scope‚ and Constructivist approaches from a Leadership and Personal Point of View Adriana Ferrari University of Calgary Summary Montessori‚ High Scope‚ and recent constructivist theories are properly integrated in this paper in order to create an effective assessment plan in a two-way bilingual early educational program. Montessori Method promotes the 21st Century Competencies such
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Advantages of Being Bilingual Being able to speak two different languages is one of the best abilities to have in todays world. Especially living in the United States‚ which is such a diverse country‚ it really does come in handy. Benefits of being diverse in languages are that you have a greater change of getting that job that’s extremely competitive‚ and you’ll have a wider range of culturalism in your life. As someone who is bilingual‚ I can say that I have experienced certain advantages
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As a boy‚ the main problem he faced was he struggled to speak sufficient English. One factor that contributed to this problem was the bilingual education he received from a Roman Catholic School. Rodriguez described bilingual education as a “scheme” that “was foolish and certainly doomed.” The second contributing factor was his parents. As mexican immigrants‚ Rodriguez’s parents never learned how to properly communicate in English
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psychological scientists‚ have started analyzing bilinguals in order to see if there are any differences in the way they think‚ behave and if speaking multiple languages affects them. They soon reached the conclusion that there are shifts in bilinguals’ personality and even their brains suffer changes. Emotions‚ expressing and interpreting them‚ also differ in the case of a bilingual person‚ as research shows. In her article‚ “Bilingual Lives‚ Bilingual Experiences”‚ Anna Wierzbicka explores this exact
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Bilingual Education Bilingual Education isn’t an issue that’s been short lived. The programs have existed as far back as the late eighteenth century; Immigrant students were then instructed in their first language. Ohio became the first state to adopt an actual bilingual education state legislation in 1839. Other states soon followed‚ although the variation in language was somewhat broader (Lipka n.p). Controversy has been constant over what methods are actually effective‚ and what methods need
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Bilingual Education Should english be the dominant language? This is a frequently argued question in the United States although there is large population along with a wide variety of languages. The many languages can‚ in some cases‚ create a barrier which restricts two parties from communicating. With this thought in mind‚ should students be taught another language besides english in school? While some believe that it will be detrimental‚ being bilingual is actually very beneficial and has the ability
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