What is the right language? The Majority of Americans living in the U.S. know English, so it only makes sense for schools to teach in English, but what about the children who do not know English. Growing in the Southside of Tucson I met and knew many people, mostly from Mexico or Mexican decent, which did not know how to read or write English. In all but one of the public schools I attended there was a bilingual education program. I at first did not care about this program because I only knew English, and my Dad, who speaks Spanish fluently, did not like the program because he thought it was a waste of money and was ineffective, so I kind of followed his word, but my sophomore year of high school, I met someone who changed that opinion. My girlfriend¡¯s first language is Spanish and she learned English through an ESL (English as a Second Language) in elementary. She has inspired me to learn Spanish so I can talk with her relatives. Even though she was taught to learn English she still kept her language. I think in many ways I can understand what Angelo Gonzalez means in his article titled "Bilingual Education: the Key To Basic Skills<" about the positive effects of bilingual education. Gonzalez relies mainly on the appeal of log
Bilingual education as we know it today is a program that has been in place for about 25 years. Since its enactment, bilingual education in certain states has become entwined in the thorn bushes of politics. We need to take the politics out of bilingual education and use what works. Children's lives are too important for them to be the guinea pigs of our theories. We should not become attached to different theories of bilingual education to the extent that we lose sight of the reasons for education. We should pay attention to what works and forget about any political ramifications that might crop up. The goal of bilingual education is to make every child literate; freedom at the local level should be given to schools, teachers and parents to decide what is best for the children.
ic in this article by presenting many statistics. By giving statistics and examples, Gonzalez is able to use logic to persuade the reader to agree with him. Some Ethos may have been used in his examples which may have been targeted at the emotions of the reader. Pathos was used also in the through his mentioning of where he obtained his information.
Based on the use of all the major appeals by Angelo Gonzalez I have come to accept his side on bilingual education; although, I already was leaning toward the side of pro bilingual education. Because Gonzalez was able to hit all the right appeals, like a good writer, I believe his piece will be highly successful in convincing someone who is ¡°sitting on the fence¡± about the matter, because it invokes sym
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