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In response to "Guess I'm the minority but that doesn't seem dumb at all." by Cuzzin Todd

NO one can argue that American parents shouldn't teach their kids English!

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Jul 10 '09, 15:12

I think the point is that these parents thought teaching them English *and* Spanish would hurt their assimilation chances. That's what's dumb.

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Again, I don't think it's "dumb." They did what they thought gave their kids the best chance at success. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 10, 15:16 1
- If they speak Spanish, yes. - Subversive Jul 10, 15:23
Exactly. And I think there are studies that have proven that learning at least one other tongue in childhood increases a child's capacity for language - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:14 5
- I can't think of a downside. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 15:35 4
  - The only one I can think of has to do with the potential of reducing the overall vocabulary of the kid in both languages. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:39 3
    - it won't, if anything it will increase both - 'lia Jul 10, 15:51
    - which really doesn't happen. Little kid's brains are pretty malleable. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 15:46 1
      - I meant as adults; as they try to maintain two vocabularies, they run out of space for both. - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:51

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