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Sun Sep-27-09 07:10 AM
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| 5. Our School Used to Have Foreign Language For Elementary Students |
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But budget cuts took care of that. We are a $poor, rural school district. We do very well on standardized tests, and continually receive awards for this, but I'm not sure how long this will continue with our budgets being cut.
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| -American schools losing the language race |
theHandpuppet |
Sep-27-09 06:51 AM |
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Part of the story ,if language was required to watch tv ,porno ,and sports |
orpupilofnature57 |
Sep-27-09 06:56 AM |
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Foreign language isn't tested |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-27-09 07:07 AM |
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Touché proud2BlibKansan |
Dinger |
Sep-27-09 07:11 AM |
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And what is tested? |
Deja Q |
Sep-27-09 07:37 AM |
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In my state |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-27-09 07:52 AM |
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There are at least two foreign language immersion schools I know of in KCMO |
Telly Savalas |
Sep-27-09 08:56 AM |
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Foreign language is not tested |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-27-09 09:31 AM |
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We refuse to teach a second language till puberty, when it's too late. |
aquart |
Sep-27-09 07:08 AM |
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It's not too late, it's just much harder for the student to learn then. |
eShirl |
Sep-27-09 07:43 AM |
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When I entered first grade 51 year ago |
peace frog |
Sep-27-09 08:59 AM |
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in Florida you have to speak Spanish |
greymattermom |
Sep-27-09 07:08 AM |
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But to function in the global economy, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese or French |
Captain Hilts |
Sep-27-09 07:43 AM |
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Our School Used to Have Foreign Language For Elementary Students |
Dinger |
Sep-27-09 07:10 AM |
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It is even more messed up than that |
justabob |
Sep-27-09 07:31 AM |
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That is stupid |
proud2BlibKansan |
Sep-27-09 09:32 AM |
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How many languages should our children learn, and |
Deja Q |
Sep-27-09 07:36 AM |
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We've always been behind in foreign language instruction. |
eShirl |
Sep-27-09 07:41 AM |
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Too many systems direct kids to Spanish when they should be learning Portuguese, Chinese or Russian |
Captain Hilts |
Sep-27-09 07:42 AM |
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The decline in foreign language studies has been, in part, |
appamado amata padam |
Sep-27-09 08:23 AM |
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They need to start in elementary school |
debbierlus |
Sep-27-09 09:38 AM |
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Well, from what I've seen over the years... |
pipi_k |
Sep-27-09 10:04 AM |
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Too much emphasis on the core subjects, which are tested under NCLB |
MadHound |
Sep-27-09 11:04 AM |
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