A critical look at the progressive education cult.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Learning foreign languages early
With all this globalization, it is remarkable that so few elementary schools teach foreign languages. Everyone knows that a language is best learned when young. A few districts are wising up as this NYT report shows.
The new england football manager Fabio Capello has vowed to learn english by the 7th of January. Can he do it? Go to Capello Learn English and pledge your support!
My district is going to carry on not wising up on this score.
ReplyDeleteEvery parent here, bar none, wants a foreign language program beginning in Kindergarten or 1st grade.
We aren't going to get it.
We're going to get the middle school model.
The new england football manager Fabio Capello has vowed to learn english by the 7th of January. Can he do it? Go to Capello Learn English and pledge your support!
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