rovide him with “understanding of multiculturalism and an ability to move in and out of cultures other than [his] own” (Balick). Similarly, a district supervisor in Passaic, Nicolas Calamusa, states, “[o]ur country as a whole is recognizing that it makes good business sense for people to be able to work and speak in multiple languages,” and dual immersion programs help to achieve this (Kraut).With so much evidence supporting all three sides, it is hard to know which program produces the most desirable results. Are English immersion programs really the best way to go? Or do they force non-English speaking students into mainstream classes too soon? Do bilingual education programs actually hinder students from learning English? Are dual immersion programs really the happy medium that they might seem? Are students really learning two languages? Or are these programs simply hindering students from learning other academic areas better? There are so many questions, and the evidence would have us believe that the answers are clear-cut. But, the issue is more complicated than that and consensus will be slow in coming. ...
