Our American Schools!

If you have read my blog -- you know I am passionate about raising my children bilingual. I feel it is a HUGE advantage (regardless of the languages). Now that my son is going to school (yes, a private school to get him socialized and following structure outside of the home environment), I can't get him to talk to me in Spanish anymore. It is such a shame that our schools DON'T offer any other languages at such an early age -- the age their minds are most capable of learning and retaining it! Don't get me wrong, speaking English is the priority however as I said the minds of children are so capable of learning multiple languages with little effort. It also helps to create more synapses in their brains! I guess I expect too much considering our education system in this country needs far more help than just considering the introduction of other languages! What a real SHAME. Hoping we can make positive improvements in the years to come. I/We just have to do what we can in our homes to expose our children to other languages and build a strong foundation. My book is a good practicing tool www.kaylindanord.com.