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May 28, 2011
Once you teach a child how to count to ten, should the next lesson be about how to add? Or should you go on to counting to ten in Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Swahili…
We’re having a cold, soft civil war right now, trying to figure out if the United States is an English-speaking country or a multi-language country. It is a muted argument, because when people think of conservative-versus-liberal disagreements they tend to think of abortion and taxes. But this is just as important.... -- House of Eratosthenes
Posted by Vanderleun at May 28, 2011 9:13 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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I'm off to church shortly. Last weekend the pastor's wife had their grandson demonstrate his prowess at counting in Spanglish. Now I know why I was offended. If only I can keep my mouth shut this day. I'll pray about it.
Posted by: Casca at May 29, 2011 6:16 AM