Hardly the boonies any more! I did a Dutchess COunty reminesences tour recently, and was surprised at how grown up. I always thought Pleasant Valley was far from Poughkeepsie, and now it is all one place! My parents both granduated from Poughkeepsie High School, living in Salt Point. 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: quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:19:22 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch Jeepers, I'm so glad I'm way up here in Upstate NY in the boonies.....sort of the boonies anyway.....the farms are fast disappearing! Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.E.Sorensen" <jsorensen4@cfl.rr.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > Same in Fl. M.E. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Forshay" <billforshay@yahoo.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch > > >> Maureen: >> >> You should be down here in Texas, they are taking over everything. >> >> Bill >> >> quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> wrote: My youngest grandchild will be >> 12 next week and as far as I know has had no >> "Spanish immersion" in Arlington School District here in Dutchess County. >> My >> older grandson had none either in Hyde Park or Arlington. My >> granddaughter >> on the other hand speaks fluent Spanish because she took Spanish as a >> major. >> >> I too would resent having Spanish or any other subject shoved down my >> kindergartener's throat .....but then again I would have been at the >> school >> raising Hell......as a taxpayer I have the right to open my mouth. So >> many >> of today's parents are such sheep...except for my son who does not allow >> my >> grandson to be pushed around by adults.....in school or out. >> >> Maureen >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barbara de Mare" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:38 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch >> >> >>> 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 >>> 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" >>> To: >>> 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. 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