discussion english one point jack aubert made recent posting dead quite apart putative intention part policy makers u today bilingualism rarely means ability speak two languages fluently thinking particularly called bilingual classes public schools many people get first notion word refers enrolled children classes whenever possible decision comes responsibility attempt convince administrators native speakers english must required learn spanish classes bilingual classes children schools always spanish english never expected bilingual classes kids studying two languages classes run oneway street everyone knows one little girl required enroll daughter class told bilingual means dumb hmmmmmmmmmm people say word bilingual means standard want ad probably hot issue handle new urban myth ads actually seeking people certain ethnicity suspect term coming mean something quite different traditional denotation sometime soon find word bilingual activates number presuppositions mastery english ethnic identity unlike happened term illegal immigrant demonstrated various reports released time debate prop 187 sort change use word bilingual help anyone whose goal encourage study use one language u non experts control language policy certainly involved policy making suggest way combat local action take time talk principal local public elementary school robin schafer rschafer ucsd edu