Do you think its important for primary school kids to learn foreign language ,outside of school?
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Do you think its important for primary school kids to learn foreign language ,outside of school?
| Sat, 09-15-2012 - 12:53am |
Hi! i have three kids, age 4, 7, 11.
Do you pay for programs, tutors or other educational tools for your school age children (4-11)?
i was wondering how many parents on this board have paid for educational programs , CDs, online classes or tutors to help your child learn a foreign language? Is so which ones do you use and why? And how much time do you commit to using these tools?
Lastly, have you ever paid for tutors to teach your kids or practice a foreign languages with your child?
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It does bother me that our public schools do not generally offer foreign language until junior high, as it is easier for children to learn new languages at a younger age. I would prefer it to be part of the curriculum in grade school, rather than something we have to do extracurricularly. That said, I was hoping to start either Spanish or Mandarin for my 2nd grader, but it isn't offered in after school this semester and nothing else works logistically.
Gwen
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Plain and simple...... can't afford it.
We haven't- it's not a financial priority given that we have four to get through college (now 2 and 1/3, lol, since one is graduated and one is a senior).
I think language is important - I studied it in HS (I took French 1, 3 and 5 in my three years in HS), lived as a foregin exchange student for a year and learned Spanish, worked for the govt as a Russian linguist, and lived in Germany. So, I do get it. OTOH, I think, on a practical level, English is the language of the world and I'm okay with not prioritizing language learning.
My dds both learned French and my ds12 is learning Spanish. Ds10 has not studied languages yet.
Theresa