My youngest grandchildren--Pre-K and 1st grade (going into G and 2nd) are in a full Spanish immersion program. They have to take the third grade state-wide tests in both English and Spanish and pass both to stay in. Although there are some native speakers, there are more English speakera in the program. Supposedly by 3rd grade you can't tell which is which. It is certainly good for teaching our kids Spanish which, as much as I resent it, is a necessity in today's business world. Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ---- From: Jan Miller <jgrellim@sbcglobal.net> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:03:46 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch Out here in Burlingame, last month school officials were delighted to discover $100,000. "extra" in the school budget to be able to continue "Immersion" classes in Spanish for KINDERGARTN AND 1ST GRADES! Two pages later there was an article about needing a Bond issue for needed items in the 2007-2008 year. Figure THAT one out! "Both sides of mouth talking" There were a lot of Italian immigrants whose kids came to my school. They learned rapidly, we gave them help and they could practice by translating at home to mama and papa. Worked really well and pretty fast, too!. Jan jgrellim@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilynn Masten" <GardnerRus@carolina.rr.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > When I started school, in 1926, (yes, they had schools then) many of my > schoolmates could barely speak English in Kindergarten, but by first grade > they spoke English as well as we did. How? By playing with us. Yes, why > don't they do that these days. > Cha d'dhuin doras nach dfhosgail doras > When one door closes another door opens > Marilynn > IBSSG > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <GWGEHoyt@aol.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > > >> > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 3945 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message