Articles for tag: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Minorities

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Affirmative Action: Why It is Necessary in America

We need affirmative action in America, and I am glad that we do have it. Some people may believe that we once needed it, but that it is no longer necessary because there is less discrimination. It is true that discrimination has decreased, but it has not disappeared. Minorities are still suffering injustices. Women still ...

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Issues with Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education? When bilingual education is mentioned, several different things may come to mind to different people. The term has been loosely connected to many different forms of education, some falling in the category and others not. According to Introduction to Bilingual Education: At Issue, bilingual education, in the United States of America, primarily refers ...

English as a Second Language in America’s Public Schools

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, and it represents what the United States means to immigrants. Immigrants still come to this country with the same hopes and dreams for a brighter future that immigrants before them ...

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Benefits of Bilingual Education

Being bilingual is a great advantage, especially in the United States where there are so many people from all over the world. Spanish is spoken very wildly in America, especially in the southern states. Many people, as adults, realize that knowing a second language, or even a third, greatly benefits them, especially in their job. ...

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Controversial Educational Issues

1. Is home schooling better than public schooling? Trends show that homeschooling is on the rise in America also putting it on the rise as one of the most controversial educational issues in America. Many people say that homeschooling is bad because you can only learn what the parents or teacher knows and only see ...