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<blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 1305612" data-attributes="member: 6146">I actually don&#039;t have a problem with the &quot;Cherokee immersion&quot; commercial; I would take it to mean that the child is learning both languages, and I think if you are Cherokee (or any other tribe), learning a dying language is a good and noble thing.&nbsp; The &quot;immersion&quot; part more than likely means English isn&#039;t spoken at all during her Cherokee language class - many foreign language teachers use that approach, as it forces one to learn it, just as if you were living in that country.&nbsp; Sink or swim.I take great pride in my heritage, and am very proud of it - despite what some members of those countries have done.&nbsp; I&#039;m proud of my American heritage, despite what this country has done - and it&#039;s done plenty.As for teaching the facts: American history falls short in that respect, from my experience. I put more than my 2¢ about the Flocabulary thing in the thread I started about it.&nbsp; Got the same old &quot;redneck&quot; and &quot;racist&quot; stupidity, and I don&#039;t care.&nbsp; I still think it&#039;s stupid, and just another example of why the U.S. is lagging behind the rest of the world in education.&nbsp; But then who needs it, when all we&#039;ll have left for jobs here in 20 years is at the drive through?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cjjtulsa, post: 1305612, member: 6146"] I actually don't have a problem with the "Cherokee immersion" commercial; I would take it to mean that the child is learning both languages, and I think if you are Cherokee (or any other tribe), learning a dying language is a good and noble thing. The "immersion" part more than likely means English isn't spoken at all during her Cherokee language class - many foreign language teachers use that approach, as it forces one to learn it, just as if you were living in that country. Sink or swim. I take great pride in my heritage, and am very proud of it - despite what some members of those countries have done. I'm proud of my American heritage, despite what this country has done - and it's done plenty. As for teaching the facts: American history falls short in that respect, from my experience. I put more than my 2¢ about the Flocabulary thing in the thread I started about it. Got the same old "redneck" and "racist" stupidity, and I don't care. I still think it's stupid, and just another example of why the U.S. is lagging behind the rest of the world in education. But then who needs it, when all we'll have left for jobs here in 20 years is at the drive through? [/QUOTE]

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