Lisa loves Pooh
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- Apr 18, 2004
No HS kids, yet. But I took French. I loved it except for 3rd year when we were neglected by the instructor so she could pursue her PhD. (hard to explain--but I got an A, but didn't learn anything--sad sad sad!)
I went on to take 2 semesters in college.
Then as an adult, I went on a vacation to Paris--and couldn't remember a darn thing. (though I can read it a little...but I can't conjure up much by way of conversation to save my life.)
I chose it as I was exposed to it during a class in middle school and wanted to learn more.
Latin would have been a better choice, and given the diversity of our country right now--Spanish would have been an even better choice. French just isn't spoken in a whole bunch of countries, but I'm just mesmerized with how it flows.
Given that you speak Spanish, perhaps your children want more of a challenge in learning something else. I say let them choose what they like. Sometimes, it isn't about what we get out of it more than enjoyment.
We are studying latin now as it is part of my dd's curriculum (we--b/c I'm fascinated, so we do it together), and I hope to be able for us to learn Spanish. My understanding is that it paves the way to many languages--and it really helps that vocabulary.
I recall in High school, there were kids who took Russian--and they just LOVED it. It was just something different.
I went on to take 2 semesters in college.
Then as an adult, I went on a vacation to Paris--and couldn't remember a darn thing. (though I can read it a little...but I can't conjure up much by way of conversation to save my life.)
I chose it as I was exposed to it during a class in middle school and wanted to learn more.
Latin would have been a better choice, and given the diversity of our country right now--Spanish would have been an even better choice. French just isn't spoken in a whole bunch of countries, but I'm just mesmerized with how it flows.
Given that you speak Spanish, perhaps your children want more of a challenge in learning something else. I say let them choose what they like. Sometimes, it isn't about what we get out of it more than enjoyment.
We are studying latin now as it is part of my dd's curriculum (we--b/c I'm fascinated, so we do it together), and I hope to be able for us to learn Spanish. My understanding is that it paves the way to many languages--and it really helps that vocabulary.
I recall in High school, there were kids who took Russian--and they just LOVED it. It was just something different.