In a surprising about face at yesterday's (11/10) meeting, the Montgomery County Board of Education approved the following new countywide courses for the next school year:
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP Japanese Language and Culture
AP Russian Language and Culture A/B
Arabic and Italian will also be offered at BCC High as part of its International Baccalaureate Program.
This represents a 180 degree about face from its meeting on April 14, 2009, when Dr. Weast announced that only French, Spanish, and Chinese will be offered in MCPS schools.
Japanese and Russian? What made MCPS switch?
A world class school system needs to offer world class offerings. Its nice to see the Board of Education take a stand on behalf of our kids who will be competing with their global counterparts - many of whom are already fluent in multiple languages.
Wow. Wouldn't it be wonderful if this represents the first in a series of actions by MoCo's Board of Education admitting that some program cuts just don't make sense?
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