ESL

It is almost unanimous that the road to economic freedom is best achieved with education. This is professed by many groups on a regular basis. The Internet is overflowing with quotes from people of all stripes praising the value of education but this week Tom Brokaw was roundly criticized for saying that immigrant should learn English. It is very difficult to get a good formal education in this country if you cannot speak, read and write English. Schools spend lots of time and money providing courses for English second language students.