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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Language courses can easily be started in 7th grade as opposed to 6th.  And it would still give students 2yrs of a language prior to high school.  Additionally, those students wanting to take both band and a language can do so in 7th and 8th grade.[/quote]

But starting a language younger has its benefits.  It’s bad enough that we don’t have language offered in Elementary School, like many other districts.  Pushing language later doesn’t benefit our kids.

Taking the tech class in HS is perfectly fine.[/quote]

The benefit of learning an additional language younger is linked to brain development and how language is acquired in the early ages. Specifically the intonation and articulation patterns.  At about age 10/11 this early age benefit wears off and one enters the next stage that spans from 11-13.  So essentially the one year between starting a language at 6th or 7th would be negligible for most unless they are going into immersion.

The benefits of taking the Tech class in 6th is that students will be able to utilize the skills throughout the remainder of middle school and into high school for a range of courses.  Also, it would provide students the opportunity to determine if the have an interest in pursuing other course around Technology both for middle and high school.  It also gets it out of the way, allowing for more focused elective study in high school.  And it provides the additional benefit for the middle schools state report card.[/quote]

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