Why do DCUM parents get so worked up about magnet and immersion programs?

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Anonymous wrote:And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names.... And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.

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Anonymous wrote:Because you are all "stage" parents living vicariously though your children. You children are not going to be Broadway starts because they went to Loiderman or doubtful they will be some linguist Rhodes scholar because they went to Chinese immersion. Why do you want Chinese immersion anyways? So they can order for you off the other menu in the restaurant?

We live in a global economy. 95% of the market is outside the USA and the fastest growing markets will be in the BRICS. Knowledge of Mandarin or other Chinese dialects will be a skill set in the labor force in 20 years. I'm surprised you do not know this. Are you normally an ignorant fool?

Not the PP, but this is debatable.. Mandarin has many limitations that prevent it from becoming a truly global language.

I didn't say it was going to be a global language. What I said is that the BRICs are still the fastest growing markets. Global companies want a piece of those markets. Often they want to put their own people there rather than rely on locals. This will be true for the next several decades at least.

Sure but I'm highly doubtful that there will be an explosion of the need for Mandarin speakers but I could be wrong. As the other poster stated its not very likely your child will be employed at one of these multi nationals seeking expertise in Chinese unless you make language your field of expertise.

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Anonymous wrote:And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names.... And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.

I can't think of ONE SAHM in the immersion program we're associated with but its amazing how I'm always assumed to be a woman in every topic I post on this forum

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i like it because it's so different from english, tonal and pictogram. I hope it's stretching their brains in ways that are easier now than when they are older. Spanish, for instance, is close enough to English that I think it'll be easier to pick up the basics later on. (though I don't understand why french immersion and not spanish...seems more useful.)

and why alternative programs? if the local school is dismal, maybe we want an alternative. Especially if we otherwise like our house and neighbors. I might not be helping my neighborhood school by using alternatives, but the neighborhood is also more stable by our remaining here. Not our situation but I know a lot of people stuck underwater on their mortgages so they can't easily move.

Lastly, when it comes to school when there's only one flavor, and each child is different, some don't fit well, and then what? Decide they are failures at 8 years old?

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Anonymous wrote:And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names.... And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.

I think you're the cynical one.

Fortune 500 companies employ the most workers, so that's not exactly a "pie in the sky" dream.

And, the Global Fortune 500 composition has changed dramatically in just the last 10 years. Some 50 of them are now Chinese companies. They want in our market too.

I'm not sure, exactly, why you are so jaded (and what's with the nasty dig at childrens' names?). Maybe the sum total of your hopes and dreams for your children are for them to have a nice job at the post office and avoid becoming parents themselves before age 20. And, that's perfectly OK. It's pretty common, in fact.

But, having knowledge of where the economy is heading and trying to give your children all of the educational tools to explore whatever avenue they want to take is hardly a radical idea. You asked why anyone would want their kid to learn Mandarin and made some idiotic and ignorant remark about ordering Chinese food. I (foolishly, perhaps) answered you.

But maybe you're just one of these MERKA, FUCK YEAH! types. In which case, just sit back, rest that Bud Light on your swelling ut, smoke your ciggy, and watch wrestling on the TV with your kids some more. No skin off my nose.

dont forget NASCAR. That's very popular with this crowd

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Anonymous wrote:i like it because it's so different from english, tonal and pictogram. I hope it's stretching their brains in ways that are easier now than when they are older. Spanish, for instance, is close enough to English that I think it'll be easier to pick up the basics later on. (though I don't understand why french immersion and not spanish...seems more useful.)

and why alternative programs? if the local school is dismal, maybe we want an alternative. Especially if we otherwise like our house and neighbors. I might not be helping my neighborhood school by using alternatives, but the neighborhood is also more stable by our remaining here. Not our situation but I know a lot of people stuck underwater on their mortgages so they can't easily move.

Lastly, when it comes to school when there's only one flavor, and each child is different, some don't fit well, and then what? Decide they are failures at 8 years old?

French is useful because it is used in more "regions" than is Spanish.. Haiti, France, West Africa, Vietnam, etc. Also a lot of classical literature is in French.

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Anonymous wrote:And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names.... And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.

Pretty sure this is the anti-woman tea-bagger who's been plaguing the private school forum recently. Which would be totally consistent with the lack of interest in foreign languages and other countries....

My kids have done both immersion and magnets, and like I mentioned on a thread in the private school forum, the oldest is now at an ivy (younger is still in HS). Both were in private school for a few years. Here 's what I didn't mention on that other thread: we decided private school wasn't worth it -- in fact the immersion and magnet programs were superior, so we returned the kids to public. Jealous of your private school? No way! But you just go on telling yourself that your 2nd tier private school is "better" for your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names.... And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.

Oops, reformatting to make sure you see this.

Pretty sure this is the anti-woman tea-bagger who's been plaguing the private school forum recently. Which would be totally consistent with the lack of interest in foreign languages and other countries....

My kids have done both immersion and magnets, and like I mentioned on a thread in the private school forum, the oldest is now at an ivy (younger is still in HS). Both were in private school for a few years. Here 's what I didn't mention on that other thread: we decided private school wasn't worth it -- in fact the immersion and magnet programs were superior, so we returned the kids to public. Jealous of your private school? No way!

But you just go on telling yourself that your 2nd tier private school is "better" for your kids. And keep telling yourself that your kids won't need languages or STEM skills in 20 years.

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I want my DD to be a SAHM when she grows up. What magnet school should I send her to?

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Anonymous wrote:I want my DD to be a SAHM when she grows up. What magnet school should I send her to?

I'm confused. Did the PP posting this dumb-ass drivel really think we'd find it sparklingly witty? Or is this a troll laying his troll cards down on the table?

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Anonymous wrote:I want my DD to be a SAHM when she grows up. What magnet school should I send her to?

I'm confused. Did the PP posting this dumb-ass drivel really think we'd find it sparklingly witty? Or is this a troll laying his troll cards down on the table?

Good job, top PP, proving that tea-batters are not just stupid, and not just insulated from today's international and STEM-based economy, but also incapable of being funny.

I hope your kids can manage to overcome the disadvantages of the education you're providing them. Otherwise, my kids will be rolling right over your kids. That would be kinda sad.

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Why are the SAHM's still posting? You should be in your kids class volunteering as a class mom so that you give your kids an edge on who he gets next year in second grade.....

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Anonymous wrote:Why are the SAHM's still posting? You should be in your kids class volunteering as a class mom so that you give your kids an edge on who he gets next year in second grade.....

There are many reasons a person becomes a SAHP. I do it for the bon bons.

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Anonymous wrote:I want my DD to be a SAHM when she grows up. What magnet school should I send her to?

I'm confused. Did the PP posting this dumb-ass drivel really think we'd find it sparklingly witty? Or is this a troll laying his troll cards down on the table?

Good job, top PP, proving that tea-batters are not just stupid, and not just insulated from today's international and STEM-based economy, but also incapable of being funny.

I hope your kids can manage to overcome the disadvantages of the education you're providing them. Otherwise, my kids will be rolling right over your kids. That would be kinda sad.

TeaBAGGERS, not tea-batters. TeaBAGGERS originated the term and should own it.

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Anonymous wrote:I want my DD to be a SAHM when she grows up. What magnet school should I send her to?

I'm confused. Did the PP posting this dumb-ass drivel really think we'd find it sparklingly witty? Or is this a troll laying his troll cards down on the table?

Good job, top PP, proving that tea-batters are not just stupid, and not just insulated from today's international and STEM-based economy, but also incapable of being funny.

I hope your kids can manage to overcome the disadvantages of the education you're providing them. Otherwise, my kids will be rolling right over your kids. That would be kinda sad.

TeaBAGGERS, not tea-batters. TeaBAGGERS originated the term and should own it.

Sorry, darn spell-check!