tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post5496718767605878459..comments2023-08-19T16:44:23.150+01:00Comments on National Left: Plaid at last plan to take Welsh in schools further.glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-84966970204465502632015-02-14T20:19:28.871+00:002015-02-14T20:19:28.871+00:00What we are talking about is compulsion in educati...What we are talking about is compulsion in education. For decades parents fought for the right to have their children taught through the medium of Welsh when that was their home language. If you remember the argument went that pupils who heard only Welsh at home should not be compelled to go to schools where they were taught in a language that was foreign to them, English. <br />Now Plaid is determined that 92% of children in Wales should go to school and be taught in a language that is foreign to them.<br />Remember, Welsh speaking parents do not put their children in immersion English schools if they can help it...why should English speaking parents be forced to put their children in immersion Welsh classes?<br />Whether, in your opinion, parents should choose to have their child fluent in Welsh and English is irrelevant. They should have that choice.<br />It is part of the hypocrisy of Plaid that everything that they said for years was wrong about all English medium schooling is now put forward as a really good idea for all Welsh medium schooling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-5393218769870078342015-02-14T19:37:08.616+00:002015-02-14T19:37:08.616+00:00 Welsh speakers who unfortunately I am not one ar... Welsh speakers who unfortunately I am not one are COMPELLED to speak English every day. But why should anyone not want to be fluent in both languages and such an education would make this possible.glynbeddauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-72650089208690314282015-02-14T17:37:16.429+00:002015-02-14T17:37:16.429+00:00If English first language pupils are COMPELLED to ...If English first language pupils are COMPELLED to learn through Welsh then they are having their basic right to an English medium education removed. <br /><br />The rights of people who absolutely DON'T want to speak Welsh or learn through that medium have to be protected by law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-79569270667851590862015-02-14T09:53:13.102+00:002015-02-14T09:53:13.102+00:00Where in this are English or indeed Welsh speaking...Where in this are English or indeed Welsh speaking pupils dedenied the right to speak English?glynbeddauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-7349040364846188242015-02-14T09:11:20.791+00:002015-02-14T09:11:20.791+00:00"Accessing services and operating in the work..."Accessing services and operating in the workplace in their language of choice is a basic right for all the people of Wales," said Mr Thomas.<br /><br />So pupils and teachers speaking English in schools is a basic right. The bilingual advantage looks a little shaky too judging from Prof Gathercole's work with Welsh pupils.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com