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< January 30 2010 at 1:55 PM >
Sabine says...

I know Creole is also an official language in Haiti, but I am saying it should be the only official language.

I think you hit the problem in the head. How successful can a country be when the people representing the people, the people creating the laws cannot write or read the laws?

I am okay with a country speaking more then one language but the law of the land and the laws that effect the people of the country should be written in the language every one speak.

And please keep in mind these Mexican kids you are talking about communicate with their friends in English, and once they step out of their house English is all around them, still they tend to be behind in the early grades and fall even farther behind in the higher grades.

Keep in mind a Haitian person can grow up in Haiti and never hear a full 5-minute conversation in French.

You are right about the fact that Haiti's educational system is failing our people.

The topic is: French should not be official
This is a reply to Msg 18994
Posted by Sabine on January 30 2010 at 1:55 PM



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I know Creole is also an official language in Haiti, but I am saying it should be the only official language. I think you hit the problem in the head. How successful can a country be when the people representing the people, the people creating the la > >
Sabine, 30-Jan-10 1:55 pm
Sabine, I agree with everything you said except for the part where you said french should not be one of the official language of Haiti. And it is true that perhaps over 90% percent of Haitians are not really fluent in french but not everybody in a co > >
Zac, 30-Jan-10 3:09 pm
Sabine, This is the dumbest and moronic argument that I have ever heard. Last time I checked Haiti was occupied by the United States for 34 years and Haitians did not end up speaking English. For those of you who ademently believe that French a > >
Tiba, 30-Jan-10 3:12 pm
Now you are talking, Haitians should learn in their own language, for the elite schools in Haiti do not use Haitian Creole in their institutions. We must use creole as the official language in all schools in Haiti. If creole is not the official langu > >
Pedro Andre S. Calixte, 30-Jan-10 4:13 pm
I am not sure what state you are from but in New York City I had to take a foreign language both in high school and in college to meet their requirements. And I am not advocating that we make a different language our official language I am advocating > >
Sabine, 30-Jan-10 4:16 pm
Zac, I agree with you. Maybe I am so against French in Haiti because of the way many people in Haiti who speak very little French themselves use it as a weapon against their own to make them feel inferior and keep them ignorant. My problem with some > >
Sabine, 30-Jan-10 4:21 pm
Sabine I know exactly what you're talking about. I have seen people use french as a weapon to humiliate others. I came to the US when I was 13 years old. I went to a good school in Haiti the school had a very strong french program. Which why even to > >
Zac, 30-Jan-10 4:53 pm
You are not against French at all and you are claiming what is right for your country. Be brave and do not feel any fear at all. You are on the right track and I am supporting you... > >
Pedro Andre S. Calixte, 30-Jan-10 4:54 pm
Sabine, Where did I ever mentioned South Africa in my message? And since when Haitians wanted to have Haiti to become like south Africa? This is news to me! I am showing my frustration and dismay with Haitians who keep hiding behind all kind of > >
Tiba, 30-Jan-10 8:51 pm
You keep saying Haitians are incompetent. But most Haitians do pretty well once they leave Haiti. We have Haitians in politics, running businesses, directing hospitals and doing many more exciting things outside of Haiti. What is the difference betwe > >
Sabine, 31-Jan-10 12:12 am
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