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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another place money could be saved: FLES teachers[/quote]

Oh now the Rs are out in full force.
Where in Fairfax would parents ever say "oh they cut Spanish at my kid's school" & the majority would be happy?[/quote]

What do you have against Spanish language that you singled it out? Because FCPS offers FLES/LTC programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.

[b]And, what do Republicans have to do with your ignorance?[/b] [/quote]

Because Republicans are the ones who want to cut everything in the name of "taxpayers".[/quote]

And why is taxpayers in quotes? They are the source of the funding. Or in your world does money grow on trees?[/quote]

FLES is a "nice to have" program that achieves little.  Kids are not going to learn a foreign language through FLES.  With budget woes and so many children who need so much else, that could easily be cut.  [/quote]

I don’t think FLES in its current incarnation provides a lot of value, but this forum seems to attract a post of posters who are virulently against teaching foreign languages.  It’s odd because American kids are far behind kids in other countries when it comes to knowing multiple languages.

In any event, it’s not directly relevant to school bonds, which are for capital projects, not ongoing instructional costs.  [/quote]

I am very much in favor of teaching foreign languages.  However, I can tell you that no child is going to learn a language by a brief class twice a week.  I taught in DOD schools overseas.  We had a foreign language class twice a week--the kids were living in the country and it was appropriate in that instance.  However, the only children who learned the language were the ones who lived on the "economy" and played with the host nation children.  They did not learn it from the Host Nation teacher who came in twice a week.

Again, FLES is a "nice to have" program, but, has little value when funds are needed elsewhere.[/quote]

Since the funds for FLES and cap improvements don't overlap, it is really a moot point.
But yes, let's takea way something that many kids enjoy and gets them prepared for HS and MS language.[/quote]

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