I have been teaching my two boys French for almost a year. &One of the benefits that hadn't really occurred to me beforehand was that I would learn some new words. &Even though I studied French from 8th grade through college, I'm amazed at how many words I didn't learn! &How is it possible that I never learned the word for "hug" or "ladybug" or "shark"? &Is it that since many of us don't start learning a second language until middle school, we skip some of the vocabulary that you learn as a young child? &Or that we don't see or hear those words enough for them to be reinforced? &

So, a big "clin" for my boys for giving me an excuse to learn some of those French words that I missed out on!&