Of all the requests we receive at the Spanish school, there is one that inevitably repeats itself:

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• Good morning, you contacted Educating America, how can I help you?

• Hello, I was calling to inquire about  English classes.

• English classes? No, no, we are a Spanish school.

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As many of my readers know, for more than twenty years I have been dedicated to teaching the Spanish language, through Educating America, a program that, together with a brilliant group of teachers, we created in 2004.

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During these twenty-two years we have extended our classes, which began in one school, to many others, even in other states, and they are no longer just for children but for all ages, and all levels of Spanish.

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But even Google ads' algorithm wasn't enough to clarify that we didn't teach English, which is why we were called Educating America, a Spanish school.

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But one day I thought differently. One day I said, "Why not?" Clearly, there must be something in the school's name, in that somewhat arrogant and ambitious gerund that boasts of "educating" America, something we weren't seeing. Something so obvious it's almost blinding.

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In the Americas, two languages ​​predominate: English and Spanish. Therefore, to truly live up to the school's name, we must teach not only Spanish, but also English.

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Thus, we began tentatively last year, thanks to an initiative by the City of Doral, with a group of senior citizens.

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Today, just nine months later, we are being called by the City of Miami to help them implement English programs in several more locations.

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Sometimes it's good to rethink things. English and Spanish coexist in America. All Americans should be bilingual. We should become fluent in both languages, cross linguistic and cultural boundaries, and communicate and understand each other better.

 

Languages ​​cross bridges, transpose, transfer, translate, and transform. Will it be possible for us to cross those bridges too? Will it be possible for America to one day be a bilingual continent?

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Mercedes Soledad Moresco, Writer - Educator

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