Recently had to move in with my mum and found that the English speaking secondary school in catchment is awful. Really, really bad. There is a Welsh speaking secondary school - but DS doesn’t speak much Welsh. Would I be completely mad to send him there if I can? He’s in year 6 so it’s a pressing problem right now
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AIBU?
To send DS to Welsh speaking secondary?
HeartShapedBoxes · 26/09/2022 23:16
Am I being unreasonable?
186 votes. Final results.
POLLBadGranny · 26/09/2022 23:38
My daughter went to an ordinary school in France when she was in Y8 for a year. She spoke a tiny amount of classroom French when she started. By the end of two terms she was completely fluent in French without an accent, and had a big-ish speaking part in the school play.
Kids are WAY more able to do that than adults.
Foronenightonly22 · 27/09/2022 00:19
But she was living in France and immersed in French life - hearing the language all around.
BadGranny · 26/09/2022 23:38
My daughter went to an ordinary school in France when she was in Y8 for a year. She spoke a tiny amount of classroom French when she started. By the end of two terms she was completely fluent in French without an accent, and had a big-ish speaking part in the school play.
Kids are WAY more able to do that than adults.
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Brechdanjamcaws · 27/09/2022 00:48
I presume the OP is living in Wales..? Certainly where I live in North Wales the language is all around, used on a daily basis by many. We even have Welsh language tv and radio, you know!
Foronenightonly22 · 27/09/2022 00:19
But she was living in France and immersed in French life - hearing the language all around.
BadGranny · 26/09/2022 23:38
My daughter went to an ordinary school in France when she was in Y8 for a year. She spoke a tiny amount of classroom French when she started. By the end of two terms she was completely fluent in French without an accent, and had a big-ish speaking part in the school play.
Kids are WAY more able to do that than adults.
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