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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ has AP French. It’s a good class, too. 
Also, you realize there are kids at TJ who do really well in Spanish, right?
BTW  There’s an interesting correlation between students who are strong at learning languages and strong at math. TJ has a good number of students who have high aptitudes in both. I think you could also say students who put the time in studying and practicing the concepts do well. [/quote]

Having a high aptitude for learning languages and having the time to do all of the extra work required for Spanish are 2 different things. The Spanish classes have a lot of homework. Other classes have a lot of homework, projects, & tests (especially freshman year IBET projects). Having 10 pages of writing Spanish sentences as homework is unnecessary at a school where the students are there because they want to focus on STEM.

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So that’s the rub:  you value foreign languages less than the STEM courses and therefore don’t think kids should have to work hard in those classes. Sure, TJ is a STEM magnet, but foreign language is still considered a core high school course. [/quote]

Foreign language is considered an elective, that is why students are able to take the class pass/fail.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/se119.pdf
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Also, you are correct. I value learning a foreign language at TJ less than the STEM classes. Students can use Duolingo or any number of other sources to learn Spanish. They only have the option to take TJ specific STEM courses (that aren’t available at any other high school) while at TJ. Spanish isn’t “special” at TJ, it just requires significantly more time to complete all of the homework.[/quote]

At least for my kid, homework wasn't the issue. [/quote]

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