Quote Originally Posted by PIprez
"Students will learn the basic concepts of another language in the first grade, and then switch instructors. For nine weeks, they will study social sciences in English and math in Spanish, and then vice versa."

so for nine weeks my daughter will have to sit there and not understand any of the lessons. then the spanish kids will sit and not understand any of the lessons. how does that help? since when does "nearly eight percent" warrant teaching the class in two languages?

now don't get me wrong, i think its good to speak another language. i can speak a good bit of spanish and would like to learn more, but the focus should be on learing the subject. they should learn math in math class, not spanish in math class. if it's needed then teach a subject in spanish for the spanish, but with eight percent wouldn't it be easier to teach the spanish kids english?
She and you will have to know two languages so when the hispanic dude knocks her up you can communicate with the family in the SHot Gun wedding