Comments on: Skipping Rope

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:01:08 +0000

This reminds me to go thank my high school Spanish teacher. I hated that class in high school, and now I am so grateful for it. Now I can read about giraffes and where they live and how friendly they are! But I’ll admit, if you had read it outloud, I would have had no idea what you were talking about.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:01:00 +0000

By: GreenJello

GreenJello — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:22:18 +0000

She’s more proficient in Spanish than I am, and I’ve taken over a year of Spanish lately. Argh. I have a LONG way to go! Tell her she’s my hero. :)

By: GreenJello

GreenJello — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:22:00 +0000

She’s more proficient in Spanish than I am, and I’ve taken over a year of Spanish lately. Argh. I have a LONG way to go! Tell her she’s my hero. :)

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:02:30 +0000

My parents spoke French at home to each other and perfect British/Canadian English to us as children. There were to be no punctuation or grammatical errors at our house. My father also signed proficiently and practiced as he watched the news. We took Spanish in our childhood school about once a week for 30 minutes. I know no Spanish. When I was 16 we moved to Cleveland, Ohio where French proficiency was required for graduation. I got by with hours of study and by the skin of my teeth.
I think it is crucial for people to learn more than one language and I like this immersion education idea/I think they are doing that in Canada too? How lucky your children are to be able to have this experience.
Where we live now should have an Asian language requirement/option.
Exciting stuff….it will come (says I with no gift for language or math)

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:02:00 +0000

By: Randi

Randi — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:45:06 +0000

I really wish we had a dual immersion program where I live. I think it is fantastic to give children that opportunity. Other countries insist their children learn at least one other language and I think we should too.

Back in my single days I dated a man who was from Mexico. Learning English was required in his high school, but he learned it as British English, not American English. He learned it with the British accent and all. Coupled with his Mexican accent he was a little hard to understand at times.

Like Lori, I took Spanish in high school, but we did not converse with native speakers so I have a hard time following a conversation. It’s easier for me to read than to speak. I think it is such a blessing to have little Mia in an environment where she is immersed (excellent term) in the language, learning its nuances.

She did an excellent job on her giraffe report!

By: Randi

Randi — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:45:00 +0000

She did an excellent job on her giraffe report!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:36:27 +0000

Wow, how beautiful! I know you’ll cherish that note forever! I have tears in my eyes reading that Cindy.

And no, I can’t translate that para! I understood the Jirafas and thata is all! LOL!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:36:00 +0000

Wow, how beautiful! I know you’ll cherish that note forever! I have tears in my eyes reading that Cindy.

And no, I can’t translate that para! I understood the Jirafas and thata is all! LOL!