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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Can you name a special school that teaches formal written Spanish and the history/culture of a specific country? One for Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador (noting most Latinos in moco are from El Salvador)? And, what’s the tuition? Who pays for it?

Affluent dc metro area parents from abroad have sent their kids to special programs (after school/mostly weekends) for decades.

If you’re from here, don’t you know someone who went to “Greek school”? Every Greek I know who grew up here went to it. Close friends went to Argentina school. And we have specialty Chinese schools in moco (including Chinese summer camps). None of this stuff is cheap. Low income kids aren’t attending costly programs.[/quote]

Spanish for Spanish Speakers is the Spanish equivalent to "Greek School" or "Chinese School," and is taught in many MCPS high schools.  Students receive instruction in formal written Spanish and in-depth study of the history/culture of several Spanish-speaking countries.  Religion is also a major part of the Spanish speaking culture in MoCo, and many children receive cultural and musical instruction, in Spanish, within their church.[/quote]

Sure.

But have you heard of the achievement gap? It’s kind of a big deal in mcps, and it’s driven by socioeconomics. So, generally speaking, a teacher who enjoyed an affluent upbringing and formal education at a private school likely speaks and writes in Spanish far better than both her American counterparts as well as peers who simply learned Spanish at home, at mcps (lol) and at church. [/quote]

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