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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not having any luck - I've reached out to 30+ so far, only 5 have bothered to talk to me, and all but one have turned us down because we want the au pair to speak to our kids in Spanish (a total of about 4 hours a day).[/quote]

They want to work on their English...  It’s not surprising that you’re less interesting than a family who doesn’t care what language they learned at home.[/quote]
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Our AP is extending and would deny any family requiring Spanish or had Spanish speakers in the home.  Would drop the requirement and maybe encourage it here and there.  Our lcc always says if you want language lessons hire a tutor.  Not APs job to teach a language.[/quote]

I also disagree. It's a cultural exchange. For us, we are happy to share our home, customs, traditions, weeknight dinners, holidays and travel. We ask that AP share her language. We are up front on this from the first communication. [/quote]

+1. It's almost as if people believe that you can't learn a language and converse in a native language at the same time.  What do you think any multilingual people do in this country? I grew up tri-lingual--and when I worked abroad, I learned a new language and taught mine.  [/quote]

Our current AP denied the family before us because they wanted her to speak German with the kids. She expressly wanted to be immersed in English. Those who are here truly to be serious about mastering English wont sign up to speak their native language with the kids. Plus they know that giving instruction or asking the kids to do anything in their non native language with be 2xs as much work and frustrating for wveryone.[/quote]

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