Spanish is actually taking a back seat to Korean around here. 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 8:53:07 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Ramblings about Dutch Funny you should mention it today, Bill. I got an email this AM from a friend down near Dallas who said the same thing......that his whole town is turning into a giant barrio. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Forshay" <billforshay@yahoo.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:46 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. 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: >>> To: >>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> *************************************** >> 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 > > > > Searching: FORSHAY (Forshee, Foshay) (NY,NJ,OH,WI,MI,France,Canada)- WILD, > DREXLER,FLEISCHMAN(N) (WI,Austria) - BIERSCHENK, NELSON (Nilsson) > (MN,NY,Sweden,Varberg). > > --------------------------------- > Fussy? 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