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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -- this is helpful.  From what I understand, many of the parents at Yu Ying don't speak Mandarin, so what do people mean by supporting the language?  I grew up learning a language at school that neither of my parents spoke, and didn't feel like that was a set back.[/quote]

Seems to me the previous posts were pretty clear OP.  It's not simply about "supporting" the language from a point of view speaking it - it's clear from your original post that you aren't particularly committed to or focused on your child learning Mandarin.  Part of "supporting" your child learning it is valuing it and focusing on it as a goal for your child in a way that goes beyond simply "Oh, we got in, they have decent reading scores".

There are lots and lots of families at Yu Ying who don't have any Mandarin-speakers in the home.  Some kids do well anyway, others do fine, others not as well.  But that's not the point most above are making.  [b]Most are making the point that if you're ambivalent about Mandarin, don't go to Yu Ying.[/b]  Stay where you are where you know you're happy.[/quote]

[b]This is what charter critics call a barrier to entry. Pull up that drawbridge when you go into that castle, why don't you?[/b][/quote]

What a load of hooey.  An actual "barrier to entry" comes when you can NOT GET IN because of some policy or attitude.  If OP actually has a spot or is likely to get one and then gets in, nothing said on DCUM can stop her/him from taking their spot.

Nice try, but learn a little about what you pretend to know about before trying to make people feel bad about the very real advice they're giving.  OP can ignore it or take it, although from all the families I know at YY I'd say it's great advice and anyone not committed in a big way to that language should pass.[/quote]

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