Reflection-
I found this article to be very sad. I believe that it is a good thing for students from other cultures to learn the English language if they are in a school where English is the primary language spoken. However, when the nuns went to the house and asked the parents to speak more English at home I got a little mad. I think it is important for kids to keep both languages even if the one most frequently used isn't their first language. By the end of the piece I was just upset that the family was growing so far apart and that Richard couldn't even tell if his father was speaking spanish sometimes. I have no idea what it is like to have to come to a new country or new culture and adapt my habits and language to fit in but I know that I wouldn't want to lose a piece of myself like I feel Richard and his siblings had to.
I was very interested in what others had to say on this subject so I searched the web and found alot of articles and essays discussing this reading. Here is an article I found analyzing this piece.
I agree with your thought that children should kept both languages at home.
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