It is argued that even if a child was born in the United States, but the family continues to speak Spanish at home, it affects the child at school. This is the main reason that bilingual education was established. It was thought that it would be easier for these children to learn in the comfort of their home language. Richard Rodriguez, author of Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood said, “It is impossible for a child, any child, ever to use his family’s language in school (343). From the National Center on Education Statistics, speaking Spanish at home does not correlate strongly with dropping out of high school; what does correlate is having failed to acquire English language ability (Porter par.12).

Bilingual educators say today that children lose a degree of “individuality” by becoming assimilated into public society (Rodriguez 351). Becoming a part of the nation in which you live is extremely important. It is necessary to learn the customs and traditions of the country in which you plan to work and raise a family. A hundred and fifty parents with children in Brooklyn public schools file lawsuit in September 1995. They were charging that because their children routinely remained segregated in bilingual programs, these children were not receiving adequate instruction in English, “the crucial skill that leads to equal opportunity in schooling, jobs, and public life in the United States” (Porter par.16). On the other coast, and angry group of Latino parents moved against the Ninth Street School in Los Angeles. Seventy families, mostly Mexican, decided to protest. Their children were born in Los Angeles, but the school insisted that they not be taught in English until they learn t

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