Making a Difference in the Lives of Bilingual/Bicultural Children (Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education)

This is a very Hateful Book and Racist Book. It is spreading the most racist rheteric I have ever heard in my life. This book really should be banned because it is spreading hate, especially hate against white people. This book has no place in any type of graduate school.

First, let me preface this with the fact that I am not a proponent of the "English-only" movement. In fact I tend to be quite liberal in my world views. That said, this book takes the "left wing" to a whole other level. Although there were a few un-biased and truly research-based chapters, it essentially demonizes the U.S. educational system for attempting to teach English to anyone of color (it never even talks about anglo non-English speakers). In fact, it includes a chapter that compares Nazi-Germany idealogy with the old "English-only" movement. I found the whole thing WAY TOO EXTREME. Even more, I felt insulted, especially by Soto, the editor, simply for being a caucasion educator. Although I cannot believe this (often political) rhetoric was used in a graduate level course about best practice in bi-lingual education (which I fully support), I'm glad that it was an on-line class because face-to-face debates probably would have gotten too heated. The most painful class I had to endure because of this text.