Richard Rodriguez shows us the relationship between public and private language through explaining his experience with bilingual education.

     According to Richard Rodriguez success depends on the fluency in the public language. Without knowing the dominant language, it is very hard to obtain a job. As long as bilingual education is allowed, minorities will be put a disadvantage in society. Rodriguez believes that because it does not push them to use the dominant language. Richard Rodriguez argues against bilingual education with reflection to his own experience.
     He states that "it is not possible for a child, any child, ever to use his family's language in school. Rodriguez believes that school is a place in which people develop their public identity. As a child Rodriguez linked intimacy with language. As time passed by he realize that the language itself was not the source. "To seek intimate sounds is to seek the company of intimates". So intimacy does not rely on words but on the people.
     Rodriquez had a very poetic way to describe what he was hearing. He describes his parents english as a high- whining vowels so he didn’t see english as a beauty but as a noise. At home he woul only speak spanish so he associated as home and belonging.

Do you think students need a "winter break"?

yes! students do need a winter break because they need time of there own, school can be overwheling. For example over the vacation i spent time with my family and its somthing that i like to do.