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The point was will I get paid a lot more for knowing Spanish? No, even if I were to change my profession. 
Some people really take things so personally. I’m seriously only wondering why DC parents literally go crazy for dual language! [/quote]

I don't even know why I'm bothering jumping in on this bc OP seems to just be bored and kind of trying to stoke the fire at a time of heightened anxiety for parents with kids entering the lottery, but FWIW there are lots of jobs where being bilingual English/Spanish pays more and opens up opportunities. I'm in healthcare. It's a premium. As if making more money is the only value added of learning another language that a large portion of your population speaks...but you can't really argue that it isn't valuable in business in the US. Not everybody is going into trade opportunities with China, OP [/quote]

Sorry, that’s insensitive of me. It’s just honestly I didn’t experience that growing up. Like anxiety came for uni, I had only 2 I was dead set on going to and if I didn’t get those that was it. But elementary school? Seems excessive. 
And yea you do get paid more in certain jobs for speaking Spanish. Teaching isn’t one of them lol but then again that’s not the best pay overall.

I don’t want to be the kind of parent who stresses about preschool. I just want my child to be happy, healthy, and learn. I feel if you are involved with your child at home they’ll go above and beyond. I tell all my parents that they are their child’s first teacher and I absolutely stand by that.[/quote]

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