Bilingual Education

* If a parent or guardian requests bilingual education, then there should be a requirement for the parent to take English as a second language. If a child is going to have English as a primary language, he needs to hear it outside of special classes, especially in the home.

How can parents expect their children to become English speakers if they are not willing to learn English themselves? (Of course, exceptions would exist for people adopting or fostering non-English speaking children who speak English themselves.)

JUDY ANDERSON

Santa Ana