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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got in to Yu Ying and I am nervous - never actually thought we would get in.  I am bad at languages.  If my kid struggles what happens?  What if your kid is at an immersion school and ends up sucking at learning a foreign language?  You either continue through with bad grades or go back to general lottery?  I could really use some advice.[/quote]

No worries, lady. No kid struggles with Mandarin at YY, at least on paper.  All the kids earn good grades for speaking (even if they can hardly speak after many years in the school).  The standards for Mandarin aren't high (and the results are seldom good for the families who don't supplement extensively) and the great majority of the parents like it that way.  My 4 and 5 year olds speak better Chinese than many YY kids in 4th and 5th grades.  I tell you this as a native speaker who volunteers at the school from time to time and has done for a decade.[/quote]

Ooh!  I was hoping an obnoxious heritage speaker would show up!  Please point out that despite the actual legislation regarding charters, Yu Ying should break the law and hold a separate lottery so that your snowflakes can come to the front of the line?[/quote]

Yes, she's gloating & condescending, but she is answering OP's question: If your kid struggles at learning languages, your kid can still succeed at YY. Fluency is not an absolute requirement.

Please don't turn this thread into a bunch of nonsense.
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