gungadin
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Never this is America we speak English it's fine to speak your native tounge but you will learn English. Learning a secondary language should always be a choice.EDITED: This is old data that used to be contained on the Wikipedia site on Spanish language in the U.S. (link below) The site has changed, and no longer gives those percentages by state (although it does give percentages by country, as does this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spanish_in_the_United_States_by_countr.gif ) I'll try to find another link.
The 2004 American Community Survey (from the U.S. Census Bureau) these are the percentages of Spanish speakers living in the U.S., by state:
New Mexico: 43.27%
California: 34.72%
Texas: 34.63%
Arizona: 28.03%
Nevada: 19.27%
Florida: 19.27%
New York: 15.96%
New Jersey: 13.89%
Illinois: 12.70%
Colorado: 12.35%
The remaining states have less than 10% of their populations speaking Spanish.
Spanish language in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish is also predicted to become the world's second most spoken language (after Chinese) by 2050.
newamericamedia.org/2011/02/us-will-be-biggest-spanish-speaking-country-by-2050-says-scholar.php
Should Spanish be a required subject in school? If so, for which states and starting in what grades?
Pam
Never this is America we speak English it's fine to speak your native tounge but you will learn English. Learning a secondary language should always be a choice.
EDITED: This is old data that used to be contained on the Wikipedia site on Spanish language in the U.S. (link below) The site has changed, and no longer gives those percentages by state (although it does give percentages by country, as does this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spanish_in_the_United_States_by_countr.gif ) I'll try to find another link.
The 2004 American Community Survey (from the U.S. Census Bureau) these are the percentages of Spanish speakers living in the U.S., by state:
New Mexico: 43.27%
California: 34.72%
Texas: 34.63%
Arizona: 28.03%
Nevada: 19.27%
Florida: 19.27%
New York: 15.96%
New Jersey: 13.89%
Illinois: 12.70%
Colorado: 12.35%
The remaining states have less than 10% of their populations speaking Spanish.
Spanish language in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish is also predicted to become the world's second most spoken language (after Chinese) by 2050.
newamericamedia.org/2011/02/us-will-be-biggest-spanish-speaking-country-by-2050-says-scholar.php
Should Spanish be a required subject in school? If so, for which states and starting in what grades?
Pam
...It's not our job to learn their language. "Oh, there are a lot of spanish speakers here who are too lazy to learn english, we should learn spanish for them" is a pathetic excuse.
Why? Learning geometry isn't a choice. Besides, many other countries require students to study a specific foreign language, for their own good.
Pam
Ever notice what is proclaimed as being 'for your own good' is usually for someone else's 'good'??
A Language being taught in US schools is usually a choice of several - Spanish, German or French. The choice is up to the parents and/or child. Why should one specifically be required other than the native tongue of the country?
EDITED: This is old data that used to be contained on the Wikipedia site on Spanish language in the U.S. (link below) The site has changed, and no longer gives those percentages by state (although it does give percentages by country, as does this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spanish_in_the_United_States_by_countr.gif ) I'll try to find another link.
The 2004 American Community Survey (from the U.S. Census Bureau) these are the percentages of Spanish speakers living in the U.S., by state:
New Mexico: 43.27%
California: 34.72%
Texas: 34.63%
Arizona: 28.03%
Nevada: 19.27%
Florida: 19.27%
New York: 15.96%
New Jersey: 13.89%
Illinois: 12.70%
Colorado: 12.35%
The remaining states have less than 10% of their populations speaking Spanish.
Spanish language in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish is also predicted to become the world's second most spoken language (after Chinese) by 2050.
newamericamedia.org/2011/02/us-will-be-biggest-spanish-speaking-country-by-2050-says-scholar.php
Should Spanish be a required subject in school? If so, for which states and starting in what grades?
Pam
I'm saved! I took four languages: French, German, Latin, and I forget the other one.It's been proven that knowing a second language can decrease your chances of getting alzheimers or any number of mental diseases.
Knowing three languages decreases that chance even more. In other words, the more languages you speak, the healthier your mind will be.
Because knowing Spanish, specifically, makes someone more competitive in the job market, at least in the border states.
Pam
I think some language training ought to be required in school. Since schools may not have the students or the funds to justify multiple instructors in multiple languages, they ought to offer classes in a language that is locally appropriate. Here in southern Louisiana French is typically on local curricula because of our French heritage, but Spanish is usually also offered.
I have several family members who have moved to Germany. Spanish wouldn't be doing them a whole lot of good.
It should still be a choice, not mandatory.
...it shouldn't be force fed as the ONLY secondary language you should learn in america. It should be one among many that should be made available.
Never this is America we speak English it's fine to speak your native tounge but you will learn English. Learning a secondary language should always be a choice.
It already is, most places.
Pam
Geometry never did me a whole lot of good, and still it was required.
Pam
I was thinking their language is rapidly becoming our language, at least in the border states. Proficiency in Spanish and English is a job requirement in many places. Not knowing both languages puts a person at a disadvantage in the job market. Education is supposed to prepare students for that. Spanish should be a required subject at least in the border states, starting in high school at latest.
Pam
We need to change our society that this isn't the case. If we did a lot of business with south america, that would be one thing, but instead it's because there are so many lazy spanish speakers who refuse to learn english.Because knowing Spanish, specifically, makes someone more competitive in the job market, at least in the border states.
Pam
Well, that is sad... and it should be remedied. But again, we are not in an ideal world and education costs money.
You live somewhere yes? A house, an apartment... someplace... thank geometry for that.
You eat on table, yes? Thank geometry for that.
So while you, yourself, aren't involved into expanding or working directly on the basis of the teachings of geometry... it doesn't mean it hasn't benefited you greatly. It has.
We need to change our society that this isn't the case.
Personally I think foreign language should be integrated at every level starting in grade school, it's an excellent way to expose people to other parts of the world which is invaluable in an ever globalizing economy.
I can't say this strongly enough, the lack of attention being paid to real and valuable education in this country is the greatest threat to our national and economic security in the foreseeable future.
Maybe the internet has made me a cynical bastard, but I'd be happy if they just taught English in the first place.
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