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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the original poster:

It's not like they are denying students equal math or reading education.  It's a foreign language and I don't think its a requirement for them to teach it to everyone.  [b]Something nice to have, but most don't seem to care about it as much as you do[/b].[/quote]

New poster here. You are wrong (not to mention short-sighted, IMO). A foreign language in elementary should not be seen as "nice" but as "basic". And yeah, most parents I know care as much as OP does, so I wouldn't assume her to be in the minority. We just bought a house in N. Arlington and one of the first things we looked at for the local elementary was its foreign language program.  [/quote]

THIS. For fcps to even for a second think it delivers world class education without such a basic subject as a standard in this ever increasing global society is insane.  Even school systems with less funding than ours manage to succeed in this regard. [/quote]

Please come to County Board and School Board meetings and argue for higher taxes.  (I actually think taxes are very low here.)  Adding an extra subject in school is far from cheap, and since there are no state foreign language mandates, there is no money for it from the state.  But if you want FCPS to offer it at every elementary school, step up and start clamoring for higher taxes to pay for it.[/quote]

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