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Final​ ​Essays

The​ ​Issue​ ​of​ ​Bilingual​ ​Education

For your second final essay.

1. Many​ ​conservatives​ ​claim​ ​that​ ​bilingual​ ​education​ ​has​ ​failed.​ ​ ​In​ ​fact,​ ​the drop-out​ ​rate​ ​for​ ​Latinos​ ​is​ ​over​ ​60%​ ​in​ ​urban​ ​areas.​ ​ ​Others​ ​support​ ​bilingual​ ​as​ ​a means​ ​to​ ​help​ ​language​ ​minorities​ ​enter​ ​the​ ​mainstream.​ ​Based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​information and​ ​lecture​ ​material,​ ​how​ ​would​ ​you​ ​respond​ ​to​ ​the​ ​conservative​ ​position?​ ​If​ ​you agree,​ ​what​ ​evidence​ ​would​ ​you​ ​give​ ​to​ ​support​ ​this​ ​position?​ ​ ​If​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​that bilingual​ ​education​ ​is​ ​important​ ​and​ ​necessary,​ ​present​ ​your​ ​arguments​ ​and evidence​ ​to​ ​support​ ​this​ ​position.​ ​ ​Several​ ​articles​ ​are​ ​presented​ ​which​ ​you​ ​can​ ​use to​ ​write​ ​an​ ​essay​ ​describing​ ​the​ ​issues,​ ​views​ ​and​ ​your​ ​conclusions,​ ​i.e.,​ ​whether​ ​you agree​ ​or​ ​disagree.