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| Nation of Georgia Begins Universal School English Instruction |
| 2010-09-27 |
| Two years after the Russia-Georgia war, Tbilisi is aiming to replace Russian with English as the country's second language. English classes have been introduced in public schools across the former Soviet state and the government hopes all children will speak the language by 2014. A wise idea. English is the international language of air traffic control, maritime traffic, much business, and is the world's lingua franca. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #6 But in my Georgia universe.... “Se habla español." Absorutery NUTS I tells ya! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-27 07:54 |
| #5 You know, it's becoming eerie how much reality is reflecting certain science fiction from the sixties and early seventies. We may not be able to speak english, but the rest of the world can. Leftists are striving mightily toward the future Pournelle showed in his CoDominium series of non-tax payers kept happy through drugs and the precursor to Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" with juvenile gangs running wild and parents who claim their child isn't the problem. Hopefully the needed solutions won't be quite so drastic. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-09-27 07:37 |
| #4 "me fail English? That's unpossible" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-09-27 07:27 |
| #3 I'm not sure how much American schools are pushing bi-lingual education. In fact I have my doubts that they are even teaching English, especially grammar. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-09-27 06:50 |
| #2 ION TOPIX > US INCREASES ITS POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN REGION [South Caucasus] | IRAN UNHAPPY AT GROWING US-AZERBAIJAN TIES. ARTIC > GERMAN ANALYST believes that the US "sits" [resides?]in GEORGIA + has no desire to restrain Russia. * SAME > US USES TBILIS AS SPRING GROUND FOR A POSSIBLE IRAN ATTACK!? * SAME > RUSSIA TO CREATE OWN DARPA FOR MILITARY INNOVATION. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-27 01:07 |
| #1 ...except in American primary and secondary schools pushing bi-lingual education, by the usual suspects. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-27 00:36 |