tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post112919621896116282..comments2023-08-27T08:48:48.466+00:00Comments on MULTI TONGUE KIDS: Science vs. Art: the importance of environmental supportClohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02889575085247948050noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post-1130142641035648382005-10-24T08:30:00.000+00:002005-10-24T08:30:00.000+00:00Anonynmous,I think you missed the irony in Guillau...Anonynmous,<BR/><BR/>I think you missed the irony in Guillaume's comment: he was being sarcastic. The report he refers to, unfortunately, says exactly that. But we are not going to talk politics here, aren't we?Clohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889575085247948050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post-1129913479889740442005-10-21T16:51:00.000+00:002005-10-21T16:51:00.000+00:00guillaume,i read from a very reliable source that ...guillaume,<BR/><BR/>i read from a very reliable source that speaking french results in higher incidences of becoming homosexual. it's true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post-1129542272424588532005-10-17T09:44:00.000+00:002005-10-17T09:44:00.000+00:00Thanks for your inputs Sophie! Just for anecdotal ...Thanks for your inputs Sophie! Just for anecdotal purposes, the pediaterician in question had his studio walls covered from floor to ceiling with expensive and rare art pieces...I think he really wanted to be an artist, and was eventually obliged by his parents to go into medicine!!!<BR/><BR/>Guillaume, thnaks for the heads up-I was not aware of such a report and I think it is very easy to read between the lines of it, and see exactly where it is heading. Nevertheless, a scary and crooked approach.Clohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889575085247948050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post-1129467553233246472005-10-16T12:59:00.000+00:002005-10-16T12:59:00.000+00:00Did you know that your choice of speaking another ...Did you know that your choice of speaking another language than French could lead your children to delinquency?<BR/>That's what some french députés wrote in an official report last year (rapport Bénisti)...<BR/>See:<BR/>mib.ouvaton.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_BENISTI_prevention.pdf<BR/>and a reaction at http://www.afrik.com/article8155.html<BR/><BR/>GuillaumeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post-1129362907187082192005-10-15T07:55:00.000+00:002005-10-15T07:55:00.000+00:00I also wanted to add, when debating on who are the...I also wanted to add, when debating on who are the "Experts" in the field of multilingualism if not doctors. Of course there are the Linguists, for one, but if you read their studies they all collect the experiences of families like ours, and based on our surveys and interviews they draw conclusions, which are often quite generalized.<BR/><BR/> So maybe it's not too presumptious so say that those on the forefront of bilingualism are the experts: you, I and all those other mommies on the bilingual boards...Which leads us back to the importance of support networks!! :)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184460706620677905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580543.post-1129362547900011042005-10-15T07:49:00.000+00:002005-10-15T07:49:00.000+00:00Excellent post, here! :) (Thanks for the link to t...Excellent post, here! :) (Thanks for the link to the article, btw).<BR/><BR/>I don't know why pediatricians and doctors always like to assume the role of linguists when it comes to Bilingualism? Because, as harsh as this sounds, unless they have a degree in Linguistics with a specialization in Bilingual language acquisition, or come from a multilingual background themselves and therefore have first-hand experience in the matter, they shouldn't pose as the experts in a field that is not theirs. Especially when they try to scare off mommies who are looking for support and encouragement. Makes me mad. Grrr.<BR/><BR/>Like you say, a support network is soo important in our situation. As well as the realization that we are not alone here, that there are many other families out there like us. <BR/><BR/>As for the doctor's quote regarding medicine being an Art. I dunno. Does this make patients the canvass on which the art is to be applied? I think when it comes to my health, I'd prefer it if medicine remained a hard-core science. Sounds safer! ;)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184460706620677905noreply@blogger.com