by BelWill31
In this increasingly multilingual worldwide society that we are living in it is prudent to at minimum introduce your children to a second language and not raise them to be monolingual.
As an adult second language learner, I can tell you that it is difficult (though not impossible) to acquire a second language and you are more likely to give up and not persevere to the point of fluency once you are past a certain age (unless you are very, very motivated to learn or are forced to learn due to your circumstances--i.e. perhaps a job or career where you need to have at least conversational skills in a second language). ...Read more
by Dubalicious
All points are well stated and supported by all advocates of the public school forum, private school forum, as well as the home school forum. But understanding what children need to grow socially as they mature does not always necessarily depend on where they receive their education. ...Read more
