Pledge in spanish

[chettacheez]

Schools back in session and my spanish 2 teacher wants me to say the pledge in spanish, I refuse to.

How do you guys feel about this, am I the only one offended?

[Army]

Stand your ground.

[RoadDawg]

I would say it in English and then sit down. Tell him that some things just should not be translated.

[chettacheez]

Tell him that some things just should not be translated.

Thats exactly what I thought, the pledge is something not to practice spanish on.

[Eagle]

Well, I wouldn't be offended, but I wouldn't blame you for standing your ground on this issue.

[MoeMag]

[edweird]

yeah im not digging the idea either.

[Lohman446]

Did they finally make it the official language? Officially?

Well I understand and agree with the concerns of doing everything in a second tongue I also empathize with those that would like to hold onto some bits of there heritage. Besides, you are not learning Spanish with the hopes that it will someday be the common language of the land, you are learning it in an effort to improve yourself. An argument can be made that any learning tool that helps you do this only helps you.

Do what you want, but be careful its not just a knee jerk reaction.

[slateman]

Meh how about a compromise? Learn the pledge of a Spanish speaking country in Spanish

[Eagle]

Did they finally make it the official language? Officially?

Well I understand and agree with the concerns of doing everything in a second tongue I also empathize with those that would like to hold onto some bits of there heritage. Besides, you are not learning Spanish with the hopes that it will someday be the common language of the land, you are learning it in an effort to improve yourself. An argument can be made that any learning tool that helps you do this only helps you.

Do what you want, but be careful its not just a knee jerk reaction.

Actaully, a few years ago I heard on the radio, it was election day and they were trying to get people to vote. They profiled times in history when one vote, or just one percent of the vote, made the difference. And they said that when Congress was first set up, that one of the first issues they tackled was what the official language would be. English won (over German) by one vote.

[Lohman446]

Actaully, a few years ago I heard on the radio, it was election day and they were trying to get people to vote. They profiled times in history when one vote, or just one percent of the vote, made the difference. And they said that when Congress was first set up, that one of the first issues they tackled was what the official language would be. English won (over German) by one vote.

That was inaccurate. I know for a fact, at least up until the last decade, there was no official langauge in any known federal document.

[BeaverEater]

personally i wouldnt say the pledge in spanish either. If you truely believe in it and not just trying to get out of an assignment, your teacher "should" understand.

[gimp]

A language is just a language. I wouldn't be offended if someone was saying the pledge in spanish. It's what the pledge means that is important, not how you say it. That being said, they better be able to speak english when they're talking to me, because I'm not learning spanish.

If you don't feel comfortable saying the pledge in spanish, then you shouldn't have to do it.

[Indignant]

i'd refuse.

[Linkwarner]

By chance, is her name Senora Hernandez? My spanish teacher from last year moved away and is teaching at another school, and that was one of the first things she taught us.