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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Immersion programs were never a real option for most families. Even if we won the lottery, as downtown commuters, we weren’t able to handle the transportation logistics. Many families couldn’t, especially those without cars.[/quote]

It's super lame that immersion programs at a handful of schools are the only option for most kids for a foreign language before 6th grade. I don't think before/after school counts, since it's not during actual school hours and there's a difference between that and an academic subject (not on report card, presumably no recognition or continuation in MS etc). [b]Is it really that hard to find Spanish teachers?[/b] (I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious.)[/quote]

I know a few fully bilingual Latina women interested in teaching through my family and daycare and it seems like it's quite difficult for them to get teaching jobs in MCPS. They've ended up in other lower paying roles (e.g. private school teacher/paraeducator), not deeply familiar with their credentials and I'm sure it has to do with them having the wrong degrees, but it goes to show that just because you have a large Latino population if there are too many barriers to them getting the necessary credentials then you won't get as many Spanish-speaking teachers as you'd like.[/quote]

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