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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had kids in AAP at both Carson and Franklin, as well as a kid in regular/honors education at Franklin. Holistically, we have been pleased with Franklin.

Franklin's AAP program is excellent, and the current administration is very good as well. [b]They brought in a new principal last year and two new vice principals this year. It's been a positive change. We've also been very impressed with the Spanish teachers at Franklin.[/b]

The only negative we've seen is that Franklin's music program is now extremely small, which is different than when our older kids attended Franklin over the past  few years. It's a shame that so few kids sign up for music classes.

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That’s interesting. I have been hearing the complete opposite. The new principal is too lax and I heard the Spanish teachers are difficult - in fact, it’s hard to even understand one of them.[/quote]

The new principal is much less lax than the one they had a few years ago, and the vice principals are definitely not lax with regard to misbehavior.

My kids who have gone to Franklin took Spanish 1 and Spanish 2, and the teachers they've had have been outstanding. [b]No one has been difficult to understand. [/b]

We have also been extremely impressed with the AAP and honors teachers (some of the same teachers) our kids have had. Algebra I, Geometry, English 7, US History, and Civics have been particularly strong. Our daughter who is now in high school also really liked the librarian and her counselor. Both of them showed a lot of patience and kindness toward our daughter. [/quote]

Did you actually hear one of them speak? We did. Her accent was so thick we couldn’t understand what she was saying in English. I checked with another parent and she confirmed that was a common complaint. Maybe your kids had a different teacher.[/quote]

There are a bunch of teachers, so maybe the one your kid had is one our kids have not. Our kids have had three different Spanish teachers at Franklin. They have all been easy to understand and have not been difficult in any way.

Notice my response above said,  "the teachers they've had." Obviously, that means [i]the teachers they've had,[/i] not every teacher in that school. I do not believe in gross generalizations, so if there is an issue with a single teacher, I would never classify an [u]entire[/u] department as "difficult." [/quote]

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