Re: I'm Long Winded -- Part Idogs_n_rodentsAugust 5 2006, 01:01:44 UTC
But why do you assume they're not if they happen not to speak English?
Well, my assumptions related back to my initial example where I'm assigning the parents to be of a minimal educational level. One thought that also came to my mind just now is that while the parents might have knowledge about certain things relating to their specific culture, how might a parent effectively communicate specific ideas to their children if they themselves do not have any knowledge on the subject matter? Let's say they want their children to pass a citizenship test (because the child wasn't born in the US, but came over here at a young age), surely they would want their child to have the knowledge that they need in order to pass it. But without any knowledge of US history and civics, they are unable to be of assistance to their children.
Also, I don't think it would be right to penalize children for the things that their parents aren't able to teach them.
A lack of initiative on the part of the parents is what penalizes the children, not necessarily the public. Furthermore, the subjects/activities I'm proposing that parents do to better educate their children are not complex. How difficult is it for a parent to read a children's story, or to play counting games with toys or to help them playing a recorder? Most of these skills don't require a great level of education.
Re: I'm Long Winded -- Part IizaaksmomAugust 5 2006, 01:12:41 UTC
Most of these skills don't require a great level of education.
Some of them don't even have that level. Also, since they have no education, they often work two, three, four jobs. When do they have time to mess with children's toys? They have to put food on the table.
Re: I'm Long Winded -- Part Idogs_n_rodentsAugust 5 2006, 01:30:29 UTC
That's true, and it goes back to what I was saying before. Because of the situation of these sorts of families, children are often left at a disadvantage with respect to education and more specifically to becoming more effectively bilingual.
Well, my assumptions related back to my initial example where I'm assigning the parents to be of a minimal educational level. One thought that also came to my mind just now is that while the parents might have knowledge about certain things relating to their specific culture, how might a parent effectively communicate specific ideas to their children if they themselves do not have any knowledge on the subject matter? Let's say they want their children to pass a citizenship test (because the child wasn't born in the US, but came over here at a young age), surely they would want their child to have the knowledge that they need in order to pass it. But without any knowledge of US history and civics, they are unable to be of assistance to their children.
Also, I don't think it would be right to penalize children for the things that their parents aren't able to teach them.
A lack of initiative on the part of the parents is what penalizes the children, not necessarily the public. Furthermore, the subjects/activities I'm proposing that parents do to better educate their children are not complex. How difficult is it for a parent to read a children's story, or to play counting games with toys or to help them playing a recorder? Most of these skills don't require a great level of education.
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Some of them don't even have that level. Also, since they have no education, they often work two, three, four jobs. When do they have time to mess with children's toys? They have to put food on the table.
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