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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I graduated from a high school in FCPS 15 years ago, nearly all of the native Spanish speakers took Spanish. No one else bothered with it because the class catered to them. I wouldn't assume much has changed. It's still an easy A. I believe FCPS should institute a rule at the high school level that the language studied cannot be the student's native language. [/quote]

By your reasoning, English speakers shouldn't be allowed to take English. Is that really what you want? Foreign language instruction in high school also involves reading, writing and grammar. Just because a student speaks a language doesn't mean they can read and write it. Giving Spanish speakers the opportunity to learn these skills actually makes them more employable.[/quote]

"English" class in HS is not learning the English language. It is a study of literatue and composition. You might get marginally close to a comparison if you wanted to compare an AP Spanish literature class. Otherwise, your comparison is just silly. [/quote]

NP jumping in. HS English is literature and composition because kids have spent their entire academic lives up to that point learning English spelling, grammar, reading. Not true for Spanish speakers taking a HS Spanish class. It may be their first exposure to reading and writing in Spanish. I believe that Jackson Middle School does have a Spanish class especially for Spanish speakers. [/quote]

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