Do american schools still teach english to children?
373422
they have become too dependent on spell checkers and calculators..\n\nI usually give them this like to go play at...\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/spelling/
569306
No doubt! My 7th-grader learns a foriegn language every 2 weeks in school. 2 weeks is not enough time for one thing. It only causes them to run all the languages together. And why should they even do it? The language in America anymore seems to be Spanish. You can't even order a cheeseburger without hearing a foreign language. It kills me to go to the counter of McDonalds,speak to an American,in American, & watch them turn around and yell in Spanish so they can be understood. We have to many homeless people here to have all the foreigners over here working our jobs. The high school kids needing a summer job is gonna have problems finding them because they've been givin' to foriegners who can't even speak our language!! Gets me fired up fast!!!
502557
Teaching the English language or the literature/grammar class?  The former there's probably some demand for, although budgets have been cut all over.  There's not a huge demand for the altter, but it's possible to get a job still.  If you are interested in teaching secondary school, there's a larger demand for math and science teachers than English.
540918
not really... programs like Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers have been very successful in teaching children all kinds of things... teachers often use television programs in the classrooms today to educate their children...
1016135
Sure- a friend of mine taught at the American School in GDL for seven years and loved it!   Check the internet for "American School"...I'm sure it must be listed.
281463
Billingual schools.  I used to volunteer at a bilingual elementary school, and it seemed to be quite effective until that legislation that required all public school classes be taught in English.
341087
It's already required in the school where I teach. Actually by the time they leave 8th grade they've had four languages in addition to English. \n\nWe begin teaching French in kindergarten and add Spanish in 3rd grade. Chinese is then required in addition to Spanish in 4th and 5th grade. In sixth grade they have a quarter of Spanish, a quarter of Chinese, a quarter of French and a quarter of Latin. In 7th and 8th grade they then choose one of the four languages for a two year extensive study that earns them a high school credit. \n\nOf course I think it should be required. If you have any question refer to a March edition of "Newsweek" magazine. Chinese is the shift. With so many dealings with China it has become imperative in the business world that we know how to communicate. Spanish is obviously important as well because of the exposure we have in immigration. Travel itself makes learning of various languages so important.\n\nAs a traveller, I notice that when I go to other countries that many Americans just "expect" people in the country they are visiting to speak English. This infuriates me. You are a visitor to THEIR country!! Make the effort! Don't feel entitled!!\n\nI love the fact that my children will be multilingual growing up. I so hope to expose them to the same travels I've been lucky enough to experience. And if they do embark on these journeys, I do pray they communicate well and show that Americans do make an effort!
15397
american schools should provide bilingual academics to esl students, most definitely. mexican americans are now the largest minority and our culture and language should be preserved, respected, and taught.
523611
Well, you can give classes of something to kids from your neighborhood.\nI'm just in the same situation, and i'm starting to offer english classes to kids, so i can do that in my house, and i can be with my son as well - he migth even help if he wants.\nI live in Mexico, that's why i'm thinking of doing that, in the public schools we have not english classes for kids.
67458
uv cores knott, hoo neads speleng?\n\nJusk kidding.  They most certainly do still teach it.  I know that I had to do in-class essays until I finished high school (although I have yet to be asked to turn in a hand-written essay in college), and all the elementary school aged kids I know have weekly spelling words.  Apparently, however, many people feel that publicly accessible online forums are not subject to the rules of spelling and grammar.  My personal favorite was "how to get accepted into a ivy league college?"  Although "don't talk ur d_mb" was also pretty good.  It also seems that many people are under the delusion that "ur," "r," and "n" are actual words.
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If 1/2 the schools in the US thinks yes, then teachers are not doing well in the history aspect of education. Now, these kids need to know their rights, and the rights of others. I thought schools get taught the Constitution and bill of rights. At least I would expect thee civil war to be mentioned before 6th grade, the rest would follow. Freedom of speech, FREEDOM OF PRESS, freedom of religion, and so on. With this knowledge one can understand why America is America and not new great Brittan or some British ruled country paying taxes on land we are not living and harvesting from. ( ha, nowadays, this country is doing all kinds of illegal activities. No wonder why 1/2 the youth is lost and confused)
59154
Not really - I think that America's children are just as smart as any other country's.  However, it seems to me that America does not emphasize education for children as much as other countries do; so therefore, the intelligence as the youth grows up in America is lacking and behind those of other countries.  THAT's the key right there - if we, the people of the USA, concentrated on our children's education as much as we pay attention to the sports, the welfare of 3rd world countries, the next big movie, the latest American Idol, etc., etc. then I would daresay that our education would match any of the world powers.  Intelligence really cannot be quantified as such.  Knowledge, however, can be!
463594
Never. The children born in this country are americans, and their first language will be English.
600443
As pretty513 has just confirmed - many Americans are quite dumb. I have no idea whether this is the fault of the education system. The UK's education system isn't great at the moment, but I came through it being able to spell and use correct grammar. Going by the spelling and grammar of many of the Americans on here, I think their education has failed them somewhat.
150462
It depends. Most American public schools are BEYOND stupid as they do not teach you anything.
998686
Yes. Most other countries teach their children a second language. Also, it will be easier to learn at a younger age.
33233
In some countries (not the US), they just teach things and sometimes don't teach the kids how to think about the subject (asking questions and writing reactions). In the US, they sometimes focus more on using your knowledge to make questions and reactions. Also the US also sometimes focuses on self-esteem.