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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I predict changes to the charter language immersion paradigm  (few native speakers in most of the programs, admins not necessarily speaking the target language, bilingual kids not allowed to test in to replace dropouts etc.) once several years worth of DCI kids have applied to college.  This won't happen for 7 or 8 years.

I predict that many parents are going to complain when too many of the DCI seniors don't do as well on either International Baccalaureate exams (graded in Geneva) or SAT II subject tests as expected.

DC Charter is putting too much emphasis on equality/access to these programs and not enough on high standards in target language instruction and learning.  We're lacking an acid test for quality for the time being because language learners aren't taking national standardized tests yet.  The problems begin in PS3 and not because instruction is 100% in the target language.

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To me this is bizarrely negative speculation without any data to base it on.  So if you have data, please share: on do you base your sense that DCI seniors won't do as well on IB exams or SAT subjects?  Whether you think they won't do well "as expected" (in which case, please state your source for expectations), or if you mean you don't expect them to test as well as comparable IB programs, what programs and why do you think they won't do as well?

Lastly, if by your own post you say "we're lacking an acid test for quality", on what do you base your conclusion that however DC charters are handling dual language, that they're doing it in a way at the cost of quality language instruction?  You generalize in your post, so your basis would need to be more than just one or two schools.  What are you basing that on if you yourself say there is no acid test yet?[/quote]

I'm the PP asking the above questions - on 2nd part I should clarify that on your statement that somehow DC charters are not putting enough emphasis on "high standards in target language instruction and learning", what I was trying to ask is what other comparable schools and superior outcomes are you looking at that tell you that these DC bilingual charters are sure to do worse in the quality of language acquisition?  [/quote]

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