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2. Immigrant kids learn English very quickly, it's the adults who need the lessons

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 02:00 PM

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I don't have anything against learning English as a 2nd language, many of my closest friends were born elsewhere and came to the US in the 1950s and 60s. You know, back when it was a very cool thing to do. My point is that teachers are instinctively able to help their own students even if there is no program in place to teach them English. It's the parents who need the guidance with learning English, and it's not offered to them. Often the parents need to rely on their own children to translate and explain things to them

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