My husband and I have a 2 year old daughter. We'd heard and read about the benefits of exposure to additional languages while children are very young. Neither of us is fluent in a language other than English. Spanish seems to be a common second language to learn in the area with many options for schools.
We came across Language Stars based on some friends recommendations. We tried a trial class in Spanish. I was thrown off because the teacher was from Argentina and her pronunciation was different than what I had been taught and exposed to. My daughter was maybe 14 months at the time. There was a younger child-maybe 10 months and an older child who was having a rough day. It was not a great experience. The Center Director was very understanding and offered for me to try another class.
Leaving that day, I started to question the choice of Spanish for my daughter. Was this the most useful language for her to learn? Or was I choosing it because it was easiest for me?
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