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shastaxc t1_j9dmt0c wrote

Don't give Florida any credit. There are just a bunch of kids who already know Spanish who are taking it in school for the free A.

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Secretslob t1_j9ffi07 wrote

My college required students to be conversationally fluent in a foreign language before graduation. I had 4 years of middle school/high school French under my belt, but had to take another year of college French before I could pass the fluency test. The first day of class I showed up to a room full of people speaking French completely naturally, which confused me until I realized my classroom with filled with native speaking French-Canadians from the hockey team looking for an easy A. Overall it probably helped me because it was a more immersive experience, but walking into that room on day 1 was a shock.

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apoeticturtle t1_ja7yfec wrote

I enjoiyed the personal experience you shared in showing you can relate, but damn u/secretslob you totally killed my momentum for, admittedly from a place of righteousness, telling that redditor about how such generalizations are hurtful and harmfull and..... anyway, thanks. I needed to chill.

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