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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once a week foreign language will do nothing.  Maybe teach your child hello, goodbye and to count to ten.  No disrepect to the world language teachers since they would almost certainly agree with me, but it just isn't enough time and practice to really teach a language.  My middle schooler's language teacher has gone so far as to say that even though they can't officially give homework, to really have the language sink in the kids should be doing even 10min per day of review in the evenings.

Librarians and school libraries aren't just once a week in the child's life as other PPs have already documented.  The librarians and library are amazing resources for the teachers.  The library is a safe and welcoming place for kids.  At the schools my child has attended the library is open before school and sometimes even at lunch for kids to come in and read or study.

The other reality is even though we have tremendous public libraries in Arlington and Alexandria, time is also an issue. [b]Working parents and busy kids may have trouble getting to the public library on a regular basis, whereas having the library at school means it's available daily or at a minimum weekly[/b].[/quote]

Lots of people make this type of comment; but I think it's more about just not thinking about going to a library in the first place. School libraries (especially in elementary) are just "there" and incorporated into the kids' day. They don't have to think to go or choose to go. Public libraries are available; but they aren't incorporated into everyday thinking and life for most people. Like the theater. It's there; but that doesn't mean people are going to avail themselves of it, even if it's free.[/quote]

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