Why wouldn't you pick immersion?

[Anonymous]

For people who haven't gone this route, why not? If you didn't rank any immersion schools, or had the choice between one and a "typical" school, what makes people choose something without immersion? Just trying to figure out how someone could not be interested in this component of education.

[Anonymous]

The only reason I wouldn't choose immersion is if my child were language delayed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only reason I wouldn't choose immersion is if my child were language delayed.

+1 otherwise, it is such a wonderful gift to give your child.

[Anonymous]

My priority was living in a place where we would attend our neighborhood school. If I lived closer to an immersion school and could make the commute work I would have tried, but we decided to live somewhere we could walk to school.

Just different priorities.

[Anonymous]

It is a relatively low priority for us compared to other factors. We didn't apply for any of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is a relatively low priority for us compared to other factors. We didn't apply for any of them.

Same with us. We have other factors we look for in a school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is a relatively low priority for us compared to other factors. We didn't apply for any of them.

This. We weren't interested in montessori and we didn't want mandarin so that really only left MV. We ended up getting offers to both and ultimately chose another school we felt was more established and academic. Haven't looked back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a relatively low priority for us compared to other factors. We didn't apply for any of them.

This. We weren't interested in montessori and we didn't want mandarin so that really only left MV. We ended up getting offers to both and ultimately chose another school we felt was more established and academic. Haven't looked back.

Meant we ended up getting offers to MV and another school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is a relatively low priority for us compared to other factors. We didn't apply for any of them.

Such a bad response. Op is wondering why. It's obvious it was a low factor for you. The post is wondering why it's a low factor. What factors rise above it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a relatively low priority for us compared to other factors. We didn't apply for any of them.

Such a bad response. Op is wondering why. It's obvious it was a low factor for you. The post is wondering why it's a low factor. What factors rise above it?

Academic strength
Stability of program
Middle school option
Location

Not PP you are quoting. Another non-immersion parent.

[Anonymous]

It's a commitment on the part of the parents as well. The whole family invests in immersion. I know of a family where the mom had taken some Spanish language courses in high school but had nothing outside of that to help her do the at-home piece. Her DH had to learn the language one step ahead of the kids. They are all thriving, but I can see how someone would choose a different path if in a similar situation.

For me, I had to watch my children struggle to express what they knew very firmly in English, in Spanish. They took a hit, and sometimes that was hard to watch. So, if you have a very capable pre-schooler, a move into immersion for pre-k can feel like a set back. You have to constantly remind yourself of the great long-term gain.

[Anonymous]

We speak Spanish with them at home, and will continue to encourage them to learn other languages.

An immersion school is just not that important to us. They'll have time to learn languages as they grow older if that's their passion.

We were far more interested in having a solid neighborhood school in an area that we liked.

[Anonymous]

I always look up to Newt for guidance about my educational decisions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rF694NzjPU

[Anonymous]

Also, the overzealous drank-the-koolaid parents that ask "how could you not give your child such a precious gift?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It's a commitment on the part of the parents as well. The whole family invests in immersion. I know of a family where the mom had taken some Spanish language courses in high school but had nothing outside of that to help her do the at-home piece. Her DH had to learn the language one step ahead of the kids. They are all thriving, but I can see how someone would choose a different path if in a similar situation.

For me, I had to watch my children struggle to express what they knew very firmly in English, in Spanish. They took a hit, and sometimes that was hard to watch. So, if you have a very capable pre-schooler, a move into immersion for pre-k can feel like a set back. You have to constantly remind yourself of the great long-term gain.

So interesting, the different experiences. We also had a PS3 DC who was at PK4 level (according to his teachers) in several areas. When he got into an immersion school for PK4 in a language neither DW nor I speak, we knew we'd probably lose that advanced situation (we only speak English at home and only know bits of a different language from DD'S school). In the end though, we also knew that a lot of those early leads end up evening out with other kids and in fact, now nearing the end of K DC is back to being advanced and is able to converse and read and write (at.K level) in a 2nd language,, which thrills us! Also we don't plan to learn the 2nd language. We've had numerous discussions with school about how to support, so if by 5th grade our child is not a superstar in the 2nd language, he'll still be on his way to full proficiency if not fluency if we keep up his studies in middle and high school.