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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have preferred Latin as big 'Up Yours" to the Jefferson feed and an acknowledgement that many families will leave for Latin and BASIS, where Latin is a requirement. Plus, in 45 minutes a week, language instruction is worthless. At least learning Latin roots would help with vocabulary.

[b]The new language offerings in elementary DCPS are lipstick on a pig and will not offset any family truly interested I language instruction[/b]. I predict they will end in the next 5 years in place of more PE to offset health concerns or music to help with math.[/quote]

+1  it also takes resources away from better, more age appropriate instruction at various levels.  I'm not against language development and there's clearly demand for immersion, but it's a blunt instrument which doesn't really compete with immersion or offer pedagogic value unless the families make an extracurricular effort.  If I need push multiple days of afterschool language to make the instruction remotely useful I'd rather just stick to that plan instead of the time invested during school day.  Not to mention being forced into whichever language a school chooses even if it's not a preference.  Latin at least has practical value for everyone.[/quote]
Another vote for Latin, it just seems like the best use of that 45 minute/once a week time.

Also, I can't help but notice how many of the critiques of Young's leadership relate to how it effects parents, and not how it effects students.

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And because this thread began as a comparison between SWS and Brent, I'll note that SWS chose French as the world language for next year. SWS has always said that they didn't offer a language because 45 minute/week wasn't an effective use of time, but I guess DCPS mandated it. The French teacher, like many of the teachers at SWS, is an SWS parent.[/quote]

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