Mundo Verde - Check their Spanish

[Anonymous]

We are too. I appreciate that OP raised this, though.

[Anonymous]

Are they having another open house? Or are you going to request a tour?

[Anonymous]

Que hora es?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am intrigued by this conversation because I am bilingual and have worked in Spain and Latin America. I do think there is some Spain/LAC snobbery at play here. I read reports from Spanish speakers every day for my job, and have learned to accept that as a Spanish-as-a-second-language speaker I tend to pay more attention to the detail of Spanish grammar, punctuation and spelling than most of my colleagues in Latin America. And this is not because they are uneducated, but rather that their education system has not focused as keenly on these things. However, I do not value what they have to say any less, and I think it's important to remember that language is a communication tool--one of many communications tools that we have.

I also do not think that we can jump to conclusions based on a few pieces of evidence that may not be systematic, so OP, I would encourage you to research more thoroughly if you really want to consider MV.

I too noticed that the Spanish at LAMB was flawless and felt extremely confident with their presentation. I also noticed that the Spanish (from Spain) volunteer teachers at Powell, a lovely school, are teaching all the kids the vosotros form. Why on earth would you teach kids with a Central American background the vosotros, and furthermore, ask them to employ it in classwork, hang it on the wall, etc.? That to me reeks of snobbery and a total lack of understanding of kids they are working with. So maybe "perfect" grammar is also a liability?

Not sure where I am going with this post, but a school is more than grammar, and it seems that MV has a lot to offer. A native Spanish speaker parent could certainly try to work with what he has and make change from within once enrolling his child at the school, instead of rejecting it outright, because the chances of getting into MV and LAMB are slim to none.

+1. I am not surprised OP is from Spain.

Would you expect to detect any spelling and grave English grammar errors in a top of the notch elementary school brochure? Why is it valid if those errors are in Spanish –given that MV is a Spanish immersion school?

[Anonymous]

Las 11 y 27 pm

[Anonymous]

I am going to request a tour.

[Anonymous]

23:26 - It's peanut butter jelly time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to request a tour.

Make sure you go on the Spanish instruction day and report back here. Have your translating app ready!

[Anonymous]

Was there a brochure?

[Anonymous]

Will do! Don't need the app, though

[Anonymous]

Can you also find out if they have a parent contact who can answer questions and give honest views about the school?

[Anonymous]

No brochure. Just a white paper (photocopied).
Replace the word "brochure" for "information sheet" and the question is still valid.

[Anonymous]

Hopefully these are just growing pains. Was it like this in the early LAMB days, does anyone know?

[Anonymous]

I was going to sum up the powerpoint but now I lost the post. Was it deleted? Or am I on the wrong thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:21:47 here. I don't know yet. We will give it a chance/check out the Open House. As a mixed Hispanic/Anglo family, its important for me for our kids to get quality Spanish instruction, just as I would want for them in math, science, or any other subject. Bilingual education is a huge draw for us, but not if it's token bilingualism, or not done thoroughly or well. In my opinion a "bilingual school" should teach Spanish (or whatever language) very well. Would we send our kids to a STEM school where the science or math was not taken seriously or diligently? Clearly not, and this is no different.

I completely agree with this poster. Very good point.