I just found out my kid's kindergarten class is teaching Russian 40 mins per day.

[msfiddlestix]

200. Interestingly, I wondered if it was in close proximity to DC

Simply speculating, because it's the Russian language, as opposed to Spanish, French, German etc

Could it be, there is a Government interest for the next generation of intelligence work force to speak Russian fluently?

Are you involved with the District School Board? When you vote, are the School Board members on the ballot?

For me as a Senior no longer involved in public schools, I am generally at a loss of who to vote for to sit on these district school boards, cuz I have no idea who they are, what they're philosophical views on education are about. So I have to reach out to friends who have a connection to these offices to decide who to vote for,, else wise I skip over that office and leave it blank.

But when my daughter was in school from pre-school up I was involved until she left for college. So I knew who the players were and what they were about.

On the point you were making, it is precisely the opposite that is true. Children at a very very young age are exceedingly able to learn more than one language quite well. Developmentally speaking it's the optimum time to learn Languages and Music!