I've started reading... I'm on page 20

Richard Rodriguez really does not play around.
He gets right into it from the beginning.

I specifically enjoyed the way he discussed the mispronunciation of his name
( "Rich-Heard Road-REE-guess")

And it's interesting so far.
He's already presented his stance on bilingual education:

Here's some basic background and definition of bilingual education:

Bilingual education involves teaching all subjects in school through two different languages - in the United States, instruction occurs in English and a minority language, such as Spanish or Chinese, with varying amounts of each language used in accordance with the program model.

Transitional Bilingual Education involves education in a child's native language, typically for no more than three years, to ensure that students do not fall behind in content areas like math, science, and social studies while they are learning English. The goal is to help students transition to mainstream, English-only classrooms as quickly as possible, and the linguistic goal of such programs is English acquisition only. The overwhelming majority of bilingual programs in the U.S. are transitional.

He believes that it actually hinders learning... I think he is specifically speaking on Transitional Bilingual Education.

what are your thoughts on the subject...?

2nd Book People of the World

Hunger of Memory by Robert Rodriguez

25th of October will be the Free for all day.


Now get reading.

October!!

Ah, what a great read! Jorge, you're up! What's your pick for October?!