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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course not every sixth grader is ready for a high school class (I'd argue most should not be ready if that class is taught with appropriate rigor in ninth).  But every sixth grader should be ready to take a foreign language class - heck every kindergartener should be ready to take a foreign language class. That is one of my beefs with this format, and I do believe in many middle schools in the County it has the effect of delaying the start of foreign language by the students, instead of encouraging it earlier whicb is what mcps should be doing. [/quote]

I'm the poster who has been advocating the status quo, but I strongly agree with your argument.  I think foreign language is very important and that it should be started at an early age.  Promoting foreign language is of far greater concern to me than worrying about the possible effect a middle school class might have on a child's GPA.

Frankly, my child's GPA has always been the least of my worries.  I always told them that grades were just an indicator to communicate how they were doing, that the goal was to learn the material (which would be reflected in their grade), rather than focus on the grade.

I have been concerned with the emphasis on GPA that the movement was to teach the foreign language at a slower pace and with less depth.  Some schools currently only offer the first year of instruction divided over two years.  I want to ensure that children who want foreign language instruction are not restricted in their ability to access it.

I would love to see everyone starting a foreign language in elementary as is common in Europe.  I'm not sure how the logistics would work, but would love to hear ideas.  I did a google search and found this article on foreign language study across Europe that was fascinating to me.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/13/learning-a-foreign-language-a-must-in-europe-not-so-in-america/[/quote]

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