http://www.thestar.com/article/252481 In Michigan (Dearborne) they are always looking for bilingual teachers (Arabic/English) for public school but even there they didn't do an all out Arabic school like this....I think time will tell really....keep the comments coming, it's interesting.
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I think the great movement for integration is dead in America.
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Then we would have to accommodate every language. I think it should be an option in many standard Public Schools, but I think a school dedicated to it is a little much.
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I think it's great! We already have Spanish, French, German, etc language immersion schools so why not Arab? Brooklyn is the perfect place for the first school.
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I think it's great. But there are some people who are making a big stink about. I plan to go by the school, insha'Allah just to see it whenever I'm in Brooklyn (I live in the Bronx and work in mid town Manhattan).
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I'm not sure. The Semetic languages are rich and wonderful, and Arabic is particularly gorgeous. I'm not a big fan of the "public" educational model, though, so that tempers my thoughts about it.
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I do have to agree that if we have an Arabic language school then every language would want its own school. Not too many years ago California wanted to teach Ebonics which really isn't even a language. I DO believe that classical Arabic should be available for those who want to learn it... if not in high school then at least in college. Where I am it is not even offered and the one time it was, there were not enough students and the course was dropped.
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It's a splendid idea! We can have Spanish, French and Italian schools but why not Arabic? Just because as the newspaper states that "almost no one can read Arabic," doesn't mean you can't learn from the start. Besides, having the skill to speak many languages fluently is a great advantage. I can speak three language, Malaysian, English and Arabic. I'm working on Arabic so I can speak it fluently. And guess what? My friend can speak four! He speaks Chinese, Malaysian, Hindu and English! It's an advantage for him, able to speak many languages. Learning is never wrong. We live to learn, learning everyday every single minute you live.
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Thanks to ALLAH.........I think that is very interesting and it just shows how much more our educational system is expanding here in the states!!!!!! That's the goodest news I 've had today!!!!!
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