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[quote=arowe]On a personal level, I am someone who really enjoys other languages and cultures.  If you have tried to learn another language, you might have the experience of getting to that point where you realize, "if I was ever going to speak this language well, I should have started as a young child."

I believe that at least some experience with other languages from an early age makes learning languages easier.  I was probably quicker picking up Japanese as a teenager because I had learned some German as a young child, and I was probably a better Turkish learner because of my prior language experience. And my Spanish now fits into a well-worn language groove.

However, I know I won't get as far in any language as a child could who started at preschool in an immersion program.  And I want that for my children.

In addition, my children have a bilingual parent (my wife) and they have an opportunity to gain and maintain a fluency that opens doors in culture, education and work opportunities.

In DCPS, I believe that the immersion programs are an indication that folks are trying hard to do something extraordinary.  Cynics can say it is oriented toward addressing language deficits, but I really believe that bilingual programs benefit students, whatever their home and target languages are.[/quote]

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