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Wendy Language in America is English Comments re article 53901 Principal Troy Young announces ACHS will hire Spanish teacher Wendyat janeshvac@windstream.net: writes: Ed, Do we or do we not live in America where the language is English. I respect kids for learning new languages, but that is something that can be learned in college, because the majority of the children will never use Spanish. Those that will need it will be the ones that go to college and begins their travels then. Ag is a class that teaches children about our beautiful land, how to grow things and replenish our land. And about the farming that made our country what it is. If a statics was to be taken, I bet from the many years that Ag (FFA) has been in our school system more students used the lessons from that, than having to learn a different language. And no I am not disrespecting anyone or any race. But this is AMERICA. - Wendy Wendy at janeshvac@windstream.net: Thanks. - I'd disagree with you on the need for learning foreign languages, but not with your assessment about the value of farm life and traditional values. Yesterday, at the Adair County SBDM Council meeting, the remarks of Kirby Hancock and Mr. Herbst were encouraging when they both stated how important foreign languages and other academic programs are, while passionately stating their case for a third agriculture teacher. Truth is, it may take sacrifice but we ought to be able to have it all: Continued support of a great Agriculture Department, and give more kids the advantage of knowing more foreign languages. In fact, one of our most important "exports," if you will, is educations for international students. Boy, would I like to be the person who could make a Korean student feel at home by knowing how to speak their language. And it couldn't help but help us if we learned Canadian, for when the tour busses come here. After all, based on the Cash Receipts of Agriculture, $43 million, it's easy to see how building tourism, already one fourth of Agriculture's gross at $10-11 million in Adair County (and many times that of agriculture in Russell County), and what additional language skills would mean to the travel economy, we need both. If I were a farmer, I'd like to know what most of my workers were saying about. A little Spanish couldn't hurt farmer/employers, could it? I think we need to look for enhancing what is proven to work - the ag department, and make sure other academic opportunities are stressed as well. - ED This story was posted on 2012-08-21 10:21:50
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