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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live south of Rt 50 in Arlington and we love it. I have been reading threads for a while and I have noticed there have been a lot of conversations about the number of ESL children who have entered school in Arlington and Alexandria. I thought I saw somewhere that in Del Ray, the Mount Vernon school had so many ESL students that the school was a de facto immersion school. While I think immersion could be nice, I don't know that I want my DC to be the only English as a first language child in the kindergarten, so that the classes are really geared more for making ESL students literate in both, vice teaching just to one group's advantage. So, if something like that were about to happen, is it possible to ask for a transfer to another school? We're a few years away from school, but I am curious. I assume that the situation will not be that extreme.

I did see this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-fairfax-county-kindergarten-classes-school-systems-future-comes-into-focus/2014/06/28/1ced10d2-f25e-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html

But I want to know is this something I should be worried about? Or is it a non-issue? [/quote]

You're right that a lot of the "immersion" schools are really just a fig leaf to teach immigrants in their native language.

They can't force you to attend an immersion school, but you'll usually only be given one alternative. You can't say, "Hey, gee, no immersion for me. Enroll my kid in Discovery."[/quote]

Incorrect. The immersion schools are just as much about teaching English-as-a-first-language kids Spanish. They do a great job at that - the kids are coming out with Spanish proficiency.  We were extremely happy with our immersion school.[/quote]

That's actually really great to hear. We're just concerned that we'll be at a disadvantage because we don't speak the language at home. Especially if we end up being in the extreme minority.[/quote]

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