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[quote=Anonymous]It all comes down to the parents. If you want your kid to succeed at an immersion charter, you either have to have at least one parent with heritage/connection to that langauge, OR you need to be willing to work damn hard (couple of hours a day) at helping your kid with the homework. Even then you probably won't get the tones right in a language like Chinese. Another option might be to hire a Chinese or Spanish speaking nanny or au-pair and instruct them to only speak their native language to your kids. Bottom line is that becoming fluent in a second language is hard work, even for the kids. It doesn't just happen automatically -- you've got to push for it and put a LOT of time into it. If you don't have some family tie or particular interest in China, probably better to go for Spanish. It's easier to see and use Spanish on a daily basis. [/quote]
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