Short and sweet

I just got access to the computer (since it’s been down), and class starts in a few minutes, so I’ll have to make this quick. I hope it makes sense.
I thought that the debate over the politics of bilingual education is interesting. On one hand, you’ve got people who insist that non-native (I guess that’s what you’d call them, sorry if I am being unPC here) speakers of English should assimilate into the English-speaking mainstream. On the other, you got those who advocate for linguistic and cultural pluralism. As for me, I really don’t know how I feel about the situation. I think that both sides present poignant, and very fair, arguments. I am interested to see how the rest of the class feels in regard to this issue.
Something else liked I thought was fascinating…the whole idea that language acquisition begins in children as young as babies – I guess like a year old or less. Apparently, a child can recognize the voice of its mother within a day…wild stuff. Also, I thought that it was cool to learn that research points out those infants do not learn vocabularies that are based on input provided by the parents. So I guess all that crazy talk that parents do with their kids isn’t needed after all, since they just seem to pick it up as the go. Does make them parrot-like? Sorry to all the mothers out there (or fathers), but I think so.
I know this is short, but I am pressed for time. This will have to do.