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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how people are super judgy and love to be make assumptions. It's ok if you haven't talk to your son in French.

OP, your kid would be fine at Stokes in K. The chances into getting in are slim, bit good luck!

He won't be fluent or bilingual like many of the kids that go to the other Spanish speaking schools, but he will be exposed to the language, which it what it seems that you'd like. [/quote]

It's not judgment, it's that posts like these: (1) underestimate the effort needed to get an English dominant child functionally conversational and biliterate; and (2) ignore or are unaware of the trade offs that come with having your child learn HALF of their foundational primary education in a language they don't know or are not comfortable in. If you want exposure, then TALK to your kid or switch Netflix to the target language. If you're certain your child is above grade level and needs the challenge, then put them in school in a second language. But many, many kids in the immersion schools tune out most of what's being taught in the target language. Especially after COVID learning loss, that's a big deal. Parents in this city take immersion far too lightly and it's not always a net positive for their children. But you'll never convince parents that feel like they won the lottery of that.[/quote]

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