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One of my daughters has just returned from teaching English for a year in two public schools in the middle of France. Another of my daughters is so fluent in French that native French speakers frequently comment on her accent. When my children were young they attended the Denver International School, a school partially funded by the French government that offers parallel Colorado and French curricula. Students start in preschool and kindergarten, where only French is spoken. Then, in grade 1, French-English instruction is divided 80:20; in grades 2 and 3, 70:30; and by grade 4, 50% of instruction is in French, and 50% in English �" remaining that way through middle school.My wife and I chose the Denver International School because we are avid believers that the early years are the optimum time to learn a second language; further, we believe that every child in this country should learn another language besides English. When our children attended the school, French was the only foreign language offered; now German and Spanish are provided, and Mandarin Chinese has been proposed. We are glad our children learned French. My brother works a lot in Africa, and was forced to learn French because French ...