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February 13, 2009

On Waunakee's World Language Program

Channel3000:

Parents in Waunakee say they're concerned about a newer teaching technique that's combining Spanish and Social Studies into one class.

The elementary school children are learning Social Studies entirely in Spanish -- and parents said their children are struggling to learn the lessons.

Parents like Jean Magnes said children are missing out on important Social Studies topics because they simply don't understand it in Spanish.

"I noticed something was wrong," Magnes said. "All I knew was that she kept coming home and saying she didn't like Spanish."

Other parents said their children feel like they're failing. Parents are gathering support and forming a grassroots effort to change the teaching style.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 13, 2009 1:00 AM
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