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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the studies on the benefits of immersion can't alter certain inconvenient truths. Families who embrace these programs but can't support the language learning at home don't tend to get great results unless they can and will pay a bomb to supplement for years and years. If you can and will, go for it.[/quote]

Nonsense. My child has scored a 5 on the ELA twice now, no supplementing. The question was about English, not another opportunity for you to bitch about Chinese.[/quote]

NP. Chill out. The PP did not mention Chinese or any other language. Sounds like his point was that it's not clear that immersion is worth it for families who can't and/or don't work hard to supplement at home.  It's a fair point.

We've been at Oyster since PreK4, now in 4th grade. My child also scored a 5 on the ELA.

Most of the kids without family members, or au pairs, who speak Spanish don't excel at Spanish. By the upper grades at Oyster, a native Spanish speaker like me can easily tell which kid is in which box.

Think twice, OP.

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