bthewigwam
04-01-2015, 09:21 AM
Didn't see this posted anywhere, sorry if it has been.
The comfort of feeling small
As the Spurs prepare for another playoff run, they take with them a team of millions
It was a quiet cadence that he continued to repeat, rarely venturing beyond five simple words:
Uno dos tres quarto cinto.
Cade, my 5-year-old son, counted on his small, chunky fingers often whispering incorrect numbers in Spanish to himself, seated next to me as I watched a San Antonio Spurs game. New to kindergarten this year, hes been exposed to an entire new world of learning, a big part of which involves immersion in the Spanish language. E-mails from his teacher come in sets one paragraph is written in English and the message is subsequently repeated in Spanish. All communication in his school is delivered similarly. Each directive is relayed verbally or in writing in both languages.
To be completely honest, his educational environment, and the journey hes only just begun one that already looks and feels a lot different than the one I took is a bit daunting and occasionally unsettling. He is growing up in a rapidly changing world, one in which knowing Spanish is now more necessity than luxury, particularly here in South Texas. Though that newness, that unknown, at times gives his mom and me pause, this is the life we have chosen for our children.
This is life in San Antonio.
http://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/san-antonio-spurs-and-the-comfort-of-feeling-small/
The comfort of feeling small
As the Spurs prepare for another playoff run, they take with them a team of millions
It was a quiet cadence that he continued to repeat, rarely venturing beyond five simple words:
Uno dos tres quarto cinto.
Cade, my 5-year-old son, counted on his small, chunky fingers often whispering incorrect numbers in Spanish to himself, seated next to me as I watched a San Antonio Spurs game. New to kindergarten this year, hes been exposed to an entire new world of learning, a big part of which involves immersion in the Spanish language. E-mails from his teacher come in sets one paragraph is written in English and the message is subsequently repeated in Spanish. All communication in his school is delivered similarly. Each directive is relayed verbally or in writing in both languages.
To be completely honest, his educational environment, and the journey hes only just begun one that already looks and feels a lot different than the one I took is a bit daunting and occasionally unsettling. He is growing up in a rapidly changing world, one in which knowing Spanish is now more necessity than luxury, particularly here in South Texas. Though that newness, that unknown, at times gives his mom and me pause, this is the life we have chosen for our children.
This is life in San Antonio.
http://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/san-antonio-spurs-and-the-comfort-of-feeling-small/