The following “Letter to the Editor” appeared in the Salinas Californian on Saturday January 21, 2011. The title was given it by the paper. Bilingual education coverage lacked balance by Susan Horcajo The Californian adds insult to injury with its shallow article on bilingual education in the Alisal Union School District (November 27-28, 2010) and […]

Sites on Multilingualism are becoming more and more common. The Ministry of Education of New Zealand’s LEAP  (Language Enhancing the Achievement of Pasifika) site has the following key points and link. Check it out at: http://leap.tki.org.nz/Is-bilingualism-a-problem. There is still a widespread view that bilingualism is disadvantageous to learning. Early research into bilingualism tended to reinforce […]

Thinking about the celebration day which has just passed, I want to impress upon all my readers that you have the right to your native language. You also have the right to be EDUCATED in your native language. Many people don’t realize this and feel that they must give in to what those in power […]

I’m here in a workshop with blogging guru Bill Belew thinking of how to blog for money. Read his book: I know there are so many people interested in Multilingual and Indigenous Language Education. I know there are publishers of materials and books who need to meet up with people who need materials. There are […]

Welcome to the blog of the Multilingual Educator! Please be sure to come back frequently to read about issues of language and education from an ethnic and social perspective. The most contentious issue these days is how the language of the Power Elite dominates the world of education to such an extent that those in […]