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"Herman Rubin" <hrubin@odds.stat.purdue.edu> wrote in message 
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> In article 
> <6164fac6-b716-4042-aa41-5a7bc9132f31@62g2000hsn.googlegroups.com>,
> Pubkeybreaker  <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Ted wrote:
>>> On Feb 16, 8:45=EF=BF=BDpm, "f. barnes" <fre...@centurytel.net> wrote:
>>> > On Feb 16, 4:49=EF=BF=BDpm, Stuart Jackson <bjackson...@yahoo.com> 
>>> > wrote=
>>:
>
>>> > > Beaners parents say English test is, "unfair,'' "anti-
>>> > > immigrant'' (pooooooooor pooooooooooor 
>>> > > Mexicans):http://www.suntimes.c=
>>om/news/education/790858,CST-NWS-isat13web.article
>
>>> > Wetback Parents Threaten School Boycott Due To English-only Exam
>>> > Options
>
>
>>Allow me to inject an opinion over and above the racial hatred in the
>>original post.
>
>>It is indeed unfair to insist that *recent*  immigrants be forced to
>>take a test in English.
>>They have not had enough time to learn it.
>
>>The solution is obvious:  Do away with bi-lingual education.   For
>>newly arrived
>>immigrants who do not know English, sit them down in a classroom and
>>teach them
>>ONLY English.   8 hours a day.  Do not allow them to study other
>>subjects in school until they
>>have sufficient mastery of English.
>
> I do not believe that this is wise.  For one thing,
> except for very young children, spending that much
> time on one subject if not conducive to good learning.
> But this is no reason that instruction in other subjects
> not be given in English, if they can understand it, or
> in a combination of using English and having access to
> books in other languages if not.
>
> Stop worrying about scores on English tests.  If there
> is a "deficiency" to the type of material on those tests,
> it will be remedied if the students are willing and
> able to learn in any language.
> -- 
> This address is for information only.  I do not claim that these views
> are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University.
> Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University
> hrubin@stat.purdue.edu         Phone: (765)494-6054   FAX: (765)494-0558

Figures don't lie, but liars figure.  You've had too many boilermakers, 
Herman.  Go see if they'll let you in over in Bloomington where real 
educations are built.