Assignment #2: Article Future of Education is Two Languages

 In the article “Future of Education is two language” by Fabrice Jaumont, the author talks about how over the last two decades, the idea of becoming bilingual is changing from students being monolingual to being bilingual. These changes are creating new programs to be adapted in education. The author explains how there are families who really like the idea of having this program in their zone schools. However, this idea is not a new one; in fact, this has been an argument for many years, since the beginning of the early 1700’s. In this article, the author refers to three different objectives that have to do with preserving their cultural heritage, a better way to communicate with people and to promote a respectful way to communicate. Perhaps being bilingual means different things for many people, but to all, the idea of becoming bilingual is becoming a growing necessity in this century. The whole idea is to implement bilingual education in the school system from preschool to college, and with the help of parents, in order to benefit our society. We need to take advantage of the benefits of dual language because that will help us as pathway to communicate with people around the world. The author in his article suggests that students will benefit more from bilingualism if they receive the education in public schools and have their parents’ support. I believe that there has to be a way to take the potential contributions of immigrants into account when we create programs in our schools. I have the opportunity to be in a bilingual classroom and it is amazing how this young generation is learning several subjects in two languages. I am aware that there are some schools that provide this type of program but I believe that we need to take it seriously to find a way to make bilingual programs work successfully in more schools, especially in New York City, where you can find as many as 800 different languages spoken ( Information retrieved from: https://www.businessinsider.com/queens-languages-map-2017-2).