The United States Department of Education has identified Arabic as a ‘language of the future’.
Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield
MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) – Some Students at Mansfield ISD schools could soon be learning Arabic as a required language. The school district wants students at select schools to take Arabic language and culture classes as part of a federally funded grant.
The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant was awarded to Mansfield ISD last summer by the U.S. Department of Education.
As part of the five-year $1.3 Million grant, Arabic classes would be mandatory at Cross Timbers Intermediate School and Kenneth Davis Elementary School. The program would also be optional for students at T. A. Howard Middle School and Summit High School.
Parents at Cross Timbers say they were caught off-guard by the program, and were surprised the district only told them about it in a meeting Monday night between parents and Mansfield ISD Superintendent Bob Morrison.
The DOE has identified Arabic as a ‘language of the future.’
Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why the DOE thinks that Arabic is a language of the future?
UPDATE: Thanks to ‘giggles’ for the pointer:
The Mansfield, TX school district that was set to implement mandatory Arabic classes has now “slowed the process of implementation” in order to garner more parent input.
“A Mansfield ISD program to teach Arabic language and culture in schools is on hold for now, and may not happen at all,” CBS DFW reports.
Read the entire article at The Blaze.
Because they need to know the Koran so that when our Muslim overlords take over, they’ll be able to recite it correctly. Allah Akbar!
I think it’s only the language, not the Islamic religion, that will be taught. Still. Our government says that Arabic is a language of the future and is mandating some children learn it. Of course, that’s because the school district received a grant… Still.
No Way In Hell!
…and this is why people homeschool, yes? I can’t imagine my children going to public school… just from what I’ve seen the grandkids bring home.
My invisible kids, ya know.
I can think of some words to teach them that are not in any book for free
Geez, even Dearbornistan doesn’t make it mandatory.
Is that in Michiganistan?
When I studied it in the Army, it wasn’t just language. The language is wrapped up in the culture, history, and religion. You cannot learn any language in a vacuum and I guarantee you those students will learn all about the “evil Crusaders.”
Maybe they felt that you needed to understand their way of life. The circumstances were different.
I don’t know what the kids will be taught outside of language, but when I took Spanish and German in high school we didn’t delve into much of anything past the language.
Liberals want forced Islamist indoctrination in schools, but sue over Nativity scenes and student-run Bible clubs.
Oh, it is a whole “cultural package”. The school claims they will not be teaching Islam (the school will teach nothing about Christianity – except I be Folly is right about the evil crusades being taught) but rather Arab culture. Where is it possible to separate the two?
I don’t know. I took 3 years of German in high school and learned practically nothing about the culture. Except beer and brats.
Well, sonofabitch if I didn’t find this from a year ago:
UNIT CURRICULUM FOR SIXTH GRADE TEXAS
STUDENTS: INTRODUCTION TO THE ARAB WORLD
It’s in PDF form but quite illuminating…! Especially the poems. There’s one about a horrible ‘zionist regime’ you might like… :???:
Well, they have the hard part done, they have it talked about. Now comes the fun part, getting small town Texans to put up with it.
Why do I suspect a whole new school board and wholesale firing of administrators is in the near future? It ain’t like this is LA or New York.
Sounds like a lot of the parents aren’t too pleased… that’s a good start.
Apparently, it’s now on hold as they didn’t bother to inform the parents.
Aw, that’s a damn shame… :may:
Compare and contrast the deep philosophy of the oppressed Arab martyr with the vapid and shallow American.
Probably in the syllabus!