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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, unfortunately. The kids with the best grades in my DC’s Russian class were, you guessed it, Russian. [/quote] Wouldn’t actual Russian speakers be the best positioned to use what they are learning in class? As opposed to kids for whom it is more hypothetical? This doesn’t seem unfortunate at all. [/quote] Not sure I follow. The kids who were native Russian speakers to begin with breezed through without any effort. Russian is an extraordinarily difficult language and the other kids worked their tails off. It's unfair that someone [b]who already speaks the language [/b]can get an easy A. They already had the advantage.[/quote] Kids who take Chinese do the same. They are fluent in Mandarin, get As and score 5s on APs. Yes, they have an advantage. The teachers prefer it this way because they score high on APs. The teacher ata W school favors native speakers. That how they get bonuses in MCPS. [/quote]
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