Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 2/2/2007 12:33:00 PM Author: Ayde Manzano De York, MEd (aydemyork@comcast.net) Subject: Non-English I am so saddened by the comments made by the "no name" persons. It must be because these persons have no knowledge of second language acquisition. I am shocked at the comment made to "suggest the parent to leave America." Attitudes like that create hate and resentment. How sad that people with such attitude work with children. What kind of environment are they providing for our nation's future? I would suggest that these individuals do some research on the benefits of early language learning. Early Childhood News has a great article written by Jeanette Vos Ed. D. titled Can Preschool Children Be Taught a Second Language? And I would like to add that the parents of those children are not refusing to learn English. They are smart enough to know that their children are capable of being bi-lingual. I know many monolinguals who wish thay had been taught a second language when they were children. Name: Email: Subject

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