Topic > Immigration by Richard T. Schaefer Summary - 1047

When I immigrated to the United States I could not speak English, so the Department of Education staff sent me to a school that was only for immigrant students and taught students with education bilingual. I only needed to stay at this school for a year because they only introduced students to the basic skills of English and American culture. After a year, I would transfer to the local high school to continue my high school education, but there was no longer bilingual education. I believe bilingual education school is a good way for immigrants to break language barriers. I still remember that on the first day of school in the United States I was very scared and nervous because I didn't know English and American culture. However, when I arrived at the school I found that there were many students who were from the same country as me, and some instructors even spoke Chinese. I started to not be afraid of school and feel excited about my new school life. After studying in this school for a year, I transferred to a local high school that did not have bilingual education, but I was not afraid of my new school life because I already know how to communicate with other students. A bilingual education program is a great program that helps immigrant students break language barriers. As Richard wrote: “One major study analyzed more than three decades of research, combining 17 different studies, and found that bilingual education programs produce higher levels of student achievement in reading” (Schaefer, 2015, p. 96). However, “attacks on bilingualism in voting and education have taken many forms and have even broadened to question the appropriateness of US residents using a language other than English” (Schaefer , 2015, p.96). There are many people who come to the United States from many countries and to