What The Helen of Troy is This?
09 November 2009 10:21 PM | By Prince Of Petworth in Neighborhoods - Adams Morgan, What the Helen of Troy is This?, signs 
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This sign put a huge smile on my face. Are they teaching British English at the Learning Center?
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09 November 2009 10:23 PM | Newtonite Said:
At my school in Takoma Park, there were two representatives from England visiting to see how American schools worked…maybe they visited here as well?
09 November 2009 11:19 PM | Neener Said:
Pero en correcto español, se diría: “Bienvenidos maestros de Inglaterra”
09 November 2009 11:23 PM | DC_Chica Said:
Time for PoPville to learn Spanglish!
10 November 2009 12:45 AM | Nomegoosta Said:
Dear Pop, thank you for bringing this as this sign brought me to tears recently. Cervantes is rolling around in his grave.
10 November 2009 12:46 AM | Nomegoosta Said:
edit: bringing this UP.
10 November 2009 6:13 AM | Petworth Teacher Said:
My guess, and I know people at this school, many of them competent, educated speakers of Spanish, is that they are welcoming teachers from the British School in DC. Marie Reed has a dual immersion English/SPanish program and does a Japanese lesson study to improve their math teaching. Maybe this is why teachers from the British School are coming.
10 November 2009 11:11 AM | Karen Said:
I saw the “Welcome British Teachers!” sign go up last week. I guess they didn’t stay long!
10 November 2009 1:35 PM | Eve Said:
Last year at about this same time, a large group of British teachers came to the think-tank that I used to work at for a talk about transatlantic relations. I think that they are invited every year through a Department of State International Visitors program administered by the Meridien House to have a look around and get to know our city, our educational systems and us!