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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YY's ELA PARCC scores have always been among the worst for white and upper middle-class kids in the city when pulled out by race and SES. YY parents commonly whitewash the situation by claiming that "bilingual" kids can't be expected to score high on ELA tests.

My own children, fully bilingual in Chinese and English (meaning that they were the only truly bilingual Chinese-speaking students in their grades at YY) scored low on ELA PARCC in 3rd grade, but by 5th grade they scored 5s.  The great majority of the YY 4th and 5th graders speak Chinese at around the level my kids did at age 4, maybe age 5.  I know this because I used to volunteer at all kinds of school events, speaking only Mandarin (my first language) to kids and asking them to reply in Chinese. We left the school just two years ago, not impressed with academics but not complaining about the cozy atmosphere.

You may be fine with all of the above, but I wouldn't drink the Kook-Aid.  Go forward with your eyes open.[/quote]

Huh? When we were at YY, the PARCC scores were among the best in the city, certainly among charters. Our kids got a fine education at YY and were well prepared for private middle school. [/quote]

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