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The various posts on here from local Folkestone Road members are quite informative.
Going back to my point on integration, I'll make the following consideration.
If families have decided to settle in Britain, but, even after a decade or more, still teach their children the mother-tongue of their (parents') country of origin, in this case Slovak, this must out of necessity lead to social problems.
The reason being, when these children turn 5 and start going to an English school, they will NOT know English, but only their parents' mother-tongue. This will inevitably have a very negative effect on their education, and most probably on the education of many English-speaking children within the classroom.
Teachers will either have to leave the speakers of a different language behind in the non-comprehension of the day's lesson, or stop, explain individually to each of these in slow motion and pigeon English what they cannot understand, and in so doing hold up all the rest of the class, who may even end up themselves speaking pigeon English as a result.
My belief is, this is wrong, it is unfair both on the children whose parents only teach them their (parents') mother-tongue, and on the English children with whom. later on in life, they will share the same classroom.
Does local Government have any idea on how to affront this social problem and bring about integration as required by British Law? In fact there are laws on this mater.
I can testify that what I have written is correct, many children in Folkestone Road are being taught only their parents' mother-tongue. I assume that when they learn English at school, it is through much increased hardships for them and the other children in the class.
