On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:09:37 +0100, Joerg Dietze wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:08:17 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>> No, of course not. Their time would be much better spent in learning
>> how to use a real computer and a real operating system or watching
>> "Sesame Street" on TV.
> Hi Sam,
> just kidding. My son owns a 486/33 MHz machine with GEOS 2.0 installed.
> I guess he'll be on the web when he knows a little bit more English (he
> is 8 years old). May be he's gonna using Arachne 2.0 :-).
He can get on the web right now!
In this country the children in immigrant families learn English much
faster than their parents. Then they start teaching it to their parents.
In the case of parents who in their children's opinion fail to demonstrate
sufficient interest, the children will force English upon their parents by
refusing to communicate with their parents in their native language. The
children's technique is very effective. The parents respond to their
children by giving them lessons on the importance of maintaining a sense of
respect and pride in their own national heritage, their native language, and
their customs and values. As a result, all members of the family benefit by
sharing their knowledge and learning, their experience, and their
communications skills with each other.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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