Reply #38: My possible German professor to be started elementary school in Lincoln (NE)

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He had exposure to Japanese, sign language, Spanish and I think, some German.

We moved to Chapel Hill when he was in 5th grade. He took German in middle school and had an excellent
high school German teacher. When he entered UNC Chapel Hill, he blew away the placement exam and
got as many credits as they will give an entering freshman for his German.

His HS teacher sponsors a German exchange student program every other year; we hosted a boy for 3 weeks
and my son lived with that boy's family in Germany for 3 weeks. He's also traveled with the Global Young Leaders program to Vienna, Budapest and Prague where he had a chance to use his German for a couple of weeks.

Starting language early is a great idea, especially for kids who have an ear and an inclination
to learn another language.