tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post697566957992140404..comments2024-03-16T13:00:24.727-04:00Comments on A Blogger and a Father: Why Raise Bilingual Kids?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-60933979918586822382014-01-16T23:34:40.298-05:002014-01-16T23:34:40.298-05:00Thanks! One of my wife's brothers married a Ru...Thanks! One of my wife's brothers married a Russian woman, and the other married a Colombian woman, so when the three first cousins are together, they speak three different languages with their parents, which is crazy, but in a good way.Orenhttp://www.bloggerfather.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-32511773240478955022014-01-15T17:28:16.713-05:002014-01-15T17:28:16.713-05:00Great post. We're having this conversation abo...Great post. We're having this conversation about our oldest right now, which means we're really having the conversation about all three of them. One of the schools near us offers a Spanish immersion program. I like the idea of them each speaking a different language. It was an opportunity I didn't have until high school and it never really took. (Probably shouldn't have taken Alan Kercinikhttp://www.alwaysjacked.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-8188286224876158862013-08-12T22:35:50.191-04:002013-08-12T22:35:50.191-04:00I think that no matter how I'll be in the US, ...I think that no matter how I'll be in the US, I'm still a different person depending on the language I speak (if just because of the nature of the two languages), so there's some of that, too, probably. I probably want my kids to know the full picture of my identity.Orenhttp://www.bloggerfather.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-2690674810271656402013-08-12T17:37:33.099-04:002013-08-12T17:37:33.099-04:00I really enjoyed this post. I'm raising my gi...I really enjoyed this post. I'm raising my girls to be bilingual, but I must admit that my motivation isn't as admirable as yours; it's simply so that I can talk to them in my own mother tongue (English, which is a different language to where we live - Holland).<br /><br /><br />I love your "Citizen of the World" idea, and totally agree that raising bilingual children adds Paul Wandasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-81835726245298889322013-08-11T23:27:45.462-04:002013-08-11T23:27:45.462-04:00Thank you Oren! wonderful Post. well said. and as ...Thank you Oren! wonderful Post. well said. and as we say in Hebrew- TODA תודהDaphna Szantonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-27260737183807960632013-08-05T17:53:40.515-04:002013-08-05T17:53:40.515-04:00It's definitely hard to see the small positive...It's definitely hard to see the small positive differences we make (probably the small harmful things we add too, fortunately).Orenhttp://www.bloggerfather.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-66003224592478638702013-08-04T04:58:40.156-04:002013-08-04T04:58:40.156-04:00Oren, I enjoyed this, thanks. I can identify with ...Oren, I enjoyed this, thanks. I can identify with that tension between "old and cynical" and "the big blue marble." Like you, I try to hold onto the idea that our efforts *do* matter to the world (and beyond), even when we can't clearly see their impact. And I agree that raising a bilingual child is not only a personal plus, it adds value to the Big Blue Marble, too.<br />Adam Beck - Bilingual Monkeysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-18427442208319128942013-07-29T22:21:39.900-04:002013-07-29T22:21:39.900-04:00You think differently when you speak multiple lang...You think differently when you speak multiple languages.Joshhttp://joshuawilner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-87998230953979168332013-07-18T17:17:06.806-04:002013-07-18T17:17:06.806-04:00As an ESL instructor I really enjoyed this post, s...As an ESL instructor I really enjoyed this post, specially your insight on the importance of learning a second language. I've also made a point out of teaching English to my kids (Spanish being our native tongue) perhaps from the outer edges of the center-of-the-universe that English-speaking countries like the U.S. and Britain have turned into. Once again, excellent write-up.Dad's Pixelshttp://dadspixels.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-64215083589161540952013-07-18T09:06:41.751-04:002013-07-18T09:06:41.751-04:00I loved BBM as a kid, too! :) And it's been so...I loved BBM as a kid, too! :) And it's been so much fun seeing JJ grow up learning bits of Spanish (from daycare) and Italian (from Nonna). Their minds are so much more flexible at that age. The whole old dog, new tricks adage.Designer Daddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-65511012972108529452013-07-17T14:58:55.281-04:002013-07-17T14:58:55.281-04:00I really liked your focus on the cultural benefits...I really liked your focus on the cultural benefits of speaking more than one language. Learning Welsh since I moved to Wales six years ago has really opened my eyes to a range of issues and events that I'd probably not have encountered if I'd not learned the language.Jonathan Ervinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-18752673651633575752013-07-17T14:40:20.975-04:002013-07-17T14:40:20.975-04:00I have lots of reasons for wanting my son to be bi...I have lots of reasons for wanting my son to be bilingual, but I had never really thought in depth about the potential it has for making the world a (slightly) better place.Stephen Greenehttp://www.headoftheheard.com/noreply@blogger.com