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[quote=Anonymous]My child attends a Saturday school since kindergarten (now in 8th) that is designed to go through then end of high school. Its 4 hours, so it is a big commitment as so many alternative activities have to be declined to ensure consistent attendance (eg., sports tournaments, weekend trips, etc.). While so many of his classmates have dropped or are completely unenthusiastic, he has grown to enjoy it. Rather than waiting to adulthood to have those regrets of not taking it more seriously, he has already garnered a deep appreciation for what it provides. He is fluent and frankly has a better understanding of grammar than many native speakers after all the intensive language study. He has now expanded this appreciation for learning his heritage language to actively learn other languages. Once a kid make the connection that learning the language opens up so much more of the world (early elementary school is too early for this realization), classes are no longer drudgery to be endured than quickly forgotten (like my horrible language education).

A big pat of keeping interest, I have found, is that if they can excel at the school, it gives the student a pride that drives them to take it seriously and enjoy the experience.[/quote]

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