Anonymous
05/21/2026 19:32
Subject: TJ -
Anonymous wrote:Many TJ grads who took Spanish will tell you they are very proud of their fluency. Seriously I have heard this from numerous TJ grads. Same for French. Youth is the best time to master a language.
Not Spanish, at least not at TJ. It sucks the joy out of living.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 15:28
Subject: TJ -
Many TJ grads who took Spanish will tell you they are very proud of their fluency. Seriously I have heard this from numerous TJ grads. Same for French. Youth is the best time to master a language.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 09:01
Subject: TJ -
Anonymous wrote:Why go to TJ if you don’t actually want to learn something really well? Kids taking Spanish at TJ get very good at it. Isn’t that the point?
Nobody is going to TJ to get good at spanish.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 08:59
Subject: Re:TJ -
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is thinking about taking Japanese level 1 during summer and level 2/3 for school year. I am glad to know TJ offers Japanese now
They don't but they have said if enough kids sign up for it they will offer a class. We signed up for Japanese 3 and are hoping that there is a Japanese 2/3 class.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 08:14
Subject: TJ -
Why go to TJ if you don’t actually want to learn something really well? Kids taking Spanish at TJ get very good at it. Isn’t that the point?
Anonymous
05/20/2026 22:13
Subject: Re:TJ -
My daughter is thinking about taking Japanese level 1 during summer and level 2/3 for school year. I am glad to know TJ offers Japanese now
Anonymous
05/20/2026 19:31
Subject: TJ -
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Switch languages. My son took Spanish at TJ, and it was his hardest class. Seriously, switch languages while you can.
Seriously considering but am worried about the sunk cost of 1 year of Spanish.
Not think as sunk cost, but to expand the horizons. My kid did two years of French in middle school, and happily switched to Chinese at TJ.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 13:13
Subject: TJ -
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Switch languages. My son took Spanish at TJ, and it was his hardest class. Seriously, switch languages while you can.
Seriously considering but am worried about the sunk cost of 1 year of Spanish.
My kid took spanish 2 as a freshman and hated it. Took spanish 3 and 4 through summer school.
Did your kid do Spanish 1 at FCPS?
He did Spanish in FCPS 7th and 8th grade and that made him eligible for Spanish 2 as a freshman
Anonymous
05/18/2026 11:27
Subject: TJ -
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Switch languages. My son took Spanish at TJ, and it was his hardest class. Seriously, switch languages while you can.
Seriously considering but am worried about the sunk cost of 1 year of Spanish.
My kid took spanish 2 as a freshman and hated it. Took spanish 3 and 4 through summer school.
Did your kid do Spanish 1 at FCPS?