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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience as a spanish tutor this is an incredibly poor decision. I truly believe 1st grade is too late, and second and above is  borderline child abuse. I have never seen a child thrive in this situation. Sure sometimes they can muddle through- but is that what you want your kid to think about themselves?  Do you want to spend many thousands on enrichment, tutoring, etc?  I have yet to see a summer camp in this area that does a good job teaching spanish. They are essentially Spanish exposure. Changing all your screens to English works on toddlers, not on kids who can read and know how to switch them back. You’re going to teach your kid to look at the pictures and tune out the voices. Please don’t do this. If you go ahead and do it (and again, your kid will resent you) please set them up with a one on one tutor and in person group lessons.[/quote]

I find this negative take really interesting. Kids in Europe and other places learn second and third languages in higher grades. I think it is a lot of work to achieve fluency, but not a horrible idea. Especially for a bright kid that wants to learn. [/quote]

That is not the same as immersion where you are taught subjects in the language and OP kids won’t understand anything.  It’s not just the language itself that kid will struggle with but also likely core subjects.

It’s not the same as taking a language class.

I agree with teacher.  Bad idea.  It’s too late.[/quote]

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