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To: Wayners who wrote (72997)	5/27/2012 8:17:57 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Wayners...If resident hussein obama buys a second term I would bet that this becomes mandatory in all public schools?...maybe they can teach all the kids how to say 9/11 in arab? Arabic mandatory at city public school By SABRINA FORD Last Updated: May 24, 2012 nypost.com Beginning next semester, all 200 second- through fifth-graders at PS 368 in Hamilton Heights will be taught the language twice a week for 45 minutes — putting it on equal footing with science and music courses. One reason Principal Nicky Kram Rosen selected Arabic — as opposed to more common offerings, such as Spanish or French — is because it will help the school obtain a prestigious International Baccalaureate standing “She proposed this to the parent association. They were very supportive,” said Angela Jackson, CEO of the Global Language Project, which is backing the initiative. “Arabic has been identified as a critical-need language,” she said, citing students’ future “career trajectories.’’ “It means they can spin the globe and decide where they want to work and live.” Students now taking the class in a pilot program during their free afternoon periods said it’s been a challenge — but a rewarding one. “I like Arabic class. I like the words we learn. I thought they sounded funny at first, now I think they sound cool,” said Nayanti Brown, a 7-year-old second-grader. “I teach my little sister the words I learn.’’ Nayanti said her mother was skeptical at first. “When I gave my mom the [permission slip] to sign, she was shocked. [Now] she’s happy I’m in the class,” she said. The Arabic requirement becomes mandatory in September. But PS 368 is a so-called “choice’’ school and no kids, even those living nearby, are forced to attend it. If the school ever enrolls a student who objects to learning Arabic, administrators will deal with that on a case-by-case basis, Jackson said. Mohamed Mamdouh, who teaches the pilot program, said, “Soon, Arabic will be a global language like French and Spanish. These kids are like sponges. It’s amazing to see their progress.’’ Mamdouh yesterday played a version of duck, duck, goose with the kids using the Arabic words for mother and father — mama and baba — for ducks and geese. He also played a version of Simon Says where he would say a word or phrase in Arabic like, “ma drasti” — my school — and make a gesture like opening a book. Bella Moon Castro, 34, of Harlem, signed her son up and is glad he’ll have a chance to learn Arabic. “This makes the world smaller for the kids. It develops their confidence,” Castro said.

To: Wayners who wrote (72997)	5/28/2012 3:35:55 PM
From: John	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

I'm still waiting for those ****suckers in Clowngress to explain to me how multiculturalism benefits me and our country. They've shoveled and shoved that shit in our faces and down our throats for 50+ years without a single explanation. In fact, no one has ever explained the benefits of multiculturalism. We've simply been told that we're racists if we don't willingly submit and support it. The truth is that multiculturalism supplants the culture and traditions of Americans who came to the United States from Europe. That said, I certainly do not have any issues with people of other races/ethnicities who full assimilate into (what was) American culture. But what is the "American culture" anymore? Can anyone say with any degree of certainty today? By the way, when we will we see Mexico, China, Japan, Iran, Africa, and India clamoring to ensure that Anglos are in positions of authority in their countries? The answer is never; they never will. They'll just continue to send their outcasts here to further wreck our country and take advantage of the taxpayers here, courtesy of the U.S. government, with the full blessings and assistance from our "esteemed" representatives in Clowngress. The bottom line is that our "esteemed" reprehensibles, er, representatives in Clowngress do not represent American citizens at all. They represent the owners of the central bank in totality. The central bank simply needs warm bodies engaging in commerce at some level. That's all. The rest is just a show in a circus. If Koko the Gorilla could speak and swipe a credit card, he'd be declared a human being by Clowngress, and afforded affirmative action under the law. -nfg-