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[quote=Anonymous]When I was in high school, we had a Spanish teacher who also taught Russian.  I was in his class and he was a great mentor for me (I eventually became a teacher).  In speaking with him years after the fact, he said that he taught the class because of student interest, but he had to basically make up his own curriculum and it was extremely hard on him.  When he retired, the Russian classes were dissolved because the school knew they would never find another qualified teacher that would accept a part-time position, or could teach Russian and another language.

Agree with PP that students should try (begin with the head of the world languages dept) but don't be too optimistic.  How much student interest is actually their?  It's one thing to get a dozen kids together who say "Hey I want to learn Arabic," but how many would actually sign up for the class, and could fit it in their schedule, and would give up the years they might have already put into another language?[/quote]

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