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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 5th grader has been in FLES since 1st grade and just knows various random Spanish words with no conversational skills. She will not get to skip even a year of Spanish in middle school. Next year she'll take 1/2 a year of something called "transitional Spanish" and then have Spanish 1 (if she doesn't decide to take another language instead) in 7th grade. I was a supporter of FLES but as it's implemented I think it's a waste of time that takes precious instructional time away from the core academic subjects.[/quote]

It really depends on the child.  It may be that your child doesn't possess much foreign language ability or doesn't take advantage of opportunities in the area --  like children's theater in Spanish.  The goals for FLES are pretty reasonable and you can only expect so much proficiency in the amount of time devoted to it.

http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/82/FLES%20Spanish%20Framework%202010.pdf

Count yourself lucky that you have it -- do you really think that more math or language arts will make that much difference?[/quote]

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