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closeupready

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21. And EU policy on human rights supersedes Denmark's racist proposals.

Reply to Igel (Reply #19)

Mon Oct 3, 2016, 01:55 PM

Oct 2016

So, I'm good with that. Cheers.

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Denmark considers compulsory language test for all two-year-olds [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2016 OP

I read a book a few years ago madaboutharry Oct 2016 #1

The article uses the term "rates of integration". Could this be an initiative aimed at immigrants? Liberal_in_LA Oct 2016 #2

2 years old still seems very young madaboutharry Oct 2016 #3

Developmentally children are at their maximum language acquisition capacity between 2 and 5 years of Monk06 Oct 2016 #36

Probably mwrguy Oct 2016 #4

negative snooper2 Oct 2016 #7

Yes mwrguy Oct 2016 #32

Yes, this is directly aimed at immigrants TomVilmer Oct 2016 #10

Yes. The concern is that the children without native Danish-speaking backgrounds Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #14

Einstein didn't speak until he was 5 years old. nt Javaman Oct 2016 #6

That is just a story - see page 36 of "Subtle is the Lord" by Abraham Pais for more information.... xocet Oct 2016 #8

dang, it was a good one too. oh well. nt Javaman Oct 2016 #9

At age 3 my first words were, "Mommy, can I read you a story." Then I read to her from a tblue37 Oct 2016 #12

that would be my son, tho he walked before 1 yo. mopinko Oct 2016 #13

my son could say da da at 4 months, spoke in sentences by 1 year, and didn't walk until 16 months. olddad56 Oct 2016 #17

yup. did you know- the clinton foundation has a program mopinko Oct 2016 #22

my son is 20 now.,, olddad56 Oct 2016 #34

One of my sons was a late talker,also a grandson. This bewilders me. virgogal Oct 2016 #27

Oh those darn Scandinavians, so full of idealism YOHABLO Oct 2016 #5

Denmark is a member state of the EU, and EU directives on human rights supersede closeupready Oct 2016 #11

There is nothing xenophobic about it. This is offering extra childhood Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Oct 2016 #16

Separating kids by ethnicity is absolutely xenophobic and racist. Sand Rat Expat Oct 2016 #18

I was referring to the language proficiency, of course. Which applies to all. Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #23

Yes, that's what I was referring to as well. Sand Rat Expat Oct 2016 #30

And yet it remains true that Igel Oct 2016 #19

And EU policy on human rights supersedes Denmark's racist proposals. closeupready Oct 2016 #21

Which "race" would that be? Quantess Oct 2016 #28

lol (will you be here all week?) closeupready Oct 2016 #29

I'm fluent in 2 languages, which makes me bi-racial. Quantess Oct 2016 #33

I'm not seeing how language proficiency assistance is "racist." Sand Rat Expat Oct 2016 #31

Four allegations makes a pattern? LanternWaste Oct 2016 #20

I was referring ONLY to the early-childhood language proficiency. Yo_Mama Oct 2016 #24

Well, I'll say this, that you've gained a bit of nuance here. closeupready Oct 2016 #25

And we all see how strong the EU is now GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #35

Absurd. There is nothing xenophobic about this. RelativelyJones Oct 2016 #26