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Originally Posted by RatedPanda  Should a teacher be required to be bilingual if their not teaching a foreign language? More reasons why the school system are also deteriorating, but thats a whole different argument. |
A sizable percentage of schoolchildren in the district are not fluent in English, especially at the elementary school level, and are better served by bilingual teachers, while the English speaking students are equally well-served by bilingual or monolingual teachers.
This means bilingual/ multilingual teachers are more versatile than teachers who speak only one language.
Fairly simple.