[wbill]

When I was in first grade, one of the kids' Bilingual French-Canadian grandparents volunteered to come in and teach us conversational French. Would have been a couple of hours a week, stuff like "Where's the bathroom" and "How to I get to.....".

It was nixed because the other parents didn't want us learning that (*stuff*). English was good enough for them, so it was good enough for us. Fools, all. It was an excellent opportunity wasted.

Now, if you're talking about "Spanish Immersion" schools - then you're absolutely right. Kids need to learn English, first (and math, science, etc etc). But, an opportunity for them to pick up a second language - in *addition to* not at the *detriment of* their studies - is one that should be taken, IMHO.

[Rusty0604]

I agree with you. Learning another language is a good thing. But this school is conducting an entire half day of class in Spanish, not just having a Spanish lesson.