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 In fact, I'd venture to say that those of us who want to get rid of FLES think foreign language education is very valuable. Just not this "class," once a week. It's a total waste of time and resources that should be spent on the basics, like English language arts. Save foreign language instruction for a time when there can be a dedicated class, every day (or every other day if block scheduled) in middle and high school. [/quote]

Agree.  Anyway, there is no continuity in this program.  The kids are NOT learning the language. As for exposure, the classroom teacher can do that.  Classroom teachers have always done that.  As a first grade teacher, I taught kids about cultures around the world.  We did it as part of the Social Studies program.  We taught that all people need food, clothing, and shelter.  Then, we taught about the different kinds of foods, houses, and clothes around the world.  It was great fun and I hope the kids got an appreciation of people who live in other places.  We would teach some basic phrases in other languages, as well, so that they had an appreciation of language.

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