What is the right language? The Majority of Americans living in the U. know English, so it only makes sense for schools to teach in English, but what about the children who do not know English. Growing in the Southside of Tucson I met and knew many people, mostly from Mexico or Mexican decent, which did not know how to read or write English. In all but one of the public schools I attended there was a bilingual education program. I at first did not care about this program because I only knew English, and my Dad, who speaks Spanish fluently, did not like the program because he thought it was a waste of money and was ineffective, so I kind of followed his word, but my sophomore year of high school, I met someone who changed that opinion. My girlfriend's first language is Spanish and she learned English through an ESL (English as a Second Language) in elementary. She has inspired me to learn Spanish so I can talk with her relatives. Even though she was taught to learn English she still kept her language. I think in many ways I can understand what Angelo Gonzalez means in his article titled "Bilingual Education: the Key To Basic Skills<" about the positive effects of bilingual education. Gonzalez relies mainly on the appeal of logic in this article by presenting many statistics. By giving statistics and examples, Gonzalez is able to use logic to persuade the reader to agree with him. Some Ethos may have been used in his examples which may have been targeted at the emotions of the reader. Pathos was used also in the through his mentioning of where he obtained his information.
Angelo Gonzalez wrote this piece for the New York Times Educational Supplement. Gonzalez wrote this article to try and create awareness on the facts of bilingual education. Gonzalez may have been trying to persuade the reader to see his view to try and get their support and understanding on why bilingual is a good idea in teaching all children and not just those who English speaking.
