Friday, November 14, 2014

Why Would Western Country Want To Add More Arabic Culture To Their Mix?


Arabic culture is a complete and relentless failure for 1300+ years.

Why would we want to add more?

But that's the plan:



HoustonChronicle: HISD okays Arabic immersion schools

The Houston school board granted approval Thursday for the district to open one of the nation's first public Arabic immersion elementary schools.

HISD Board of Education approves creation of Arabic Language Immersion Magnet School
The Arabic Language Immersion Magnet School will be located at 812 W ... HISD has a track record for establishing highly successful dual language immersion schools. In addition to two full-campus Spanish language schools,

Houston School districts top 10 languages 
The initiative to increase the number of bilingual students in Texas schools is a slow moving one.

Due to the significant amount of international business in and around Houston, especially in the oil and gas sector, it has become a priority for the workforce to know more than English.

With an eye towards the energy industry, the Houston Independent School District is proposing an Arabic immersion school, which would give children as young at 4 years old the opportunity to learn the language, as detailed in Erica Mellon's report on HoustonChronicle.com.

Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the country. The gallery above shows the top 10 home languages of HISD students classified as limited-English proficient (or still learning English).

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