Language is one of the most powerful human resources needed to maintain a sense of
self-identity and self-fulfillment.
self-identity and self-fulfillment.
"The belief in English as the ultimate panacea is so strong that it outweighs the hard evidence confronting classroom teachers everyday: the overwhelming majority of U.S.-born monolingual, English-speaking youth in Seguin's regular track do not now, have not in the past, and likely will not in the future prosper academically." (Pg. 173)
Dewey:
"I believe that the only way to make the child conscious of his social heritage is to enable him to perform those fundamental types of activity which makes civilization what it is" (Article 3, Pg. 77-80)