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Bilingual, Right you are sir. However, the emphasis placed on listening should be matched by or surpassed by time learning expressive literacy. Tha's what gets you through school!
Reminded of Mike and the Mechanic's 1992 hit record "Living Years"
"Say it loud, say it clear you can listen as well as you hear"
Merry Christmas to you and yours, sir!
posted by
kingmi
on December 24, 2004 at 8:08 AM
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Right! Listening is an art. It can lead to comprehending. Hearing can be distracting.
posted by
bilingual-nth
on December 24, 2004 at 4:05 AM
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Bilingual nth, I remember that book. I can't recall the lesson. What I do is listen. The I can respond with my opinions. I have always believed, even when I was a Spi major at Univ. of KY, that language was life, language was culture, language was love. So maybe life, culture, love? I don't know. I do know however, and Ariala touched on this the other night, we have to keep talking. This is the beginning of communication, not the end. Even, and especially, when the racists try to spin the hatred as coming from you. Keep talking! As for the kids sitting in these classes, sitting together in the cafeteria, they need face-to-face talk time with adults. They need good listeners. Thanks for your comment. Bless you, sir!
posted by
kingmi
on December 21, 2004 at 4:14 PM
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Kingmi,
When one strays out from the warm, cozy speech community cave into another one, even a welcoming one, what does one say after saying Hello?
posted by
bilingual-nth
on December 21, 2004 at 12:50 PM
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Ca88i, thank you. Glad to hear it -- you don't have the integration proble
m, what a blessing!
posted by
kingmi
on December 21, 2004 at 11:40 AM
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Original Influence, I'm thrilled you stopped by, Thanks for reading! (are you in public schools?)
posted by
kingmi
on December 21, 2004 at 11:39 AM
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It takes all kinds!
posted by
Original_Influence
on December 21, 2004 at 11:33 AM
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I read this while thinking of my boys and the friends they have at school. Most of their friends are from different cultures, be it Aboriginal, Tongan or Italian. I've always encouraged them to make friends with many different people and never to be fearful of other cultures. I guess its worked.
posted by
Ca88andra
on December 21, 2004 at 5:36 AM
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Keel, You're back! Hey Holle lives in a town near the KY border!
posted by
kingmi
on December 20, 2004 at 10:43 PM
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Kigmik, My mom was born and lives in KY now. Little tiny town near the border of Ohio. (sorry for using your post!) Hi!
posted by
Kelli
on December 20, 2004 at 8:57 PM
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Me
too. I grew up in KY, where my best friends were black. I went to parochial schools though and everything was different there. I thnk perhaps you can assess your current personality on your life in PS
posted by
kingmi
on December 20, 2004 at 8:52 PM
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I went to public schools and often times was the only "white" girl with
a group of black kids. They often treated better than the white kids did...and I reciprocated in like manner.
posted by
Ariala
on December 20, 2004 at 6:27 PM
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