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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The immersion language debate has played out in an interesting way at Tyler ES on the Hill.  In the last few years, parents with children on the "traditional track" (heavily low SES AA) have fought a movement launched by well-meaning high SES neighborhood families to make the whole school Spanish immersion.  [/quote]

Because it's likely not spoken at home and learning a second language may be an undue burden for families stretched to make ends meet.  It may be seen as having value but not a top priority, plus it's seen as a top priority for gentrifiers which will compete for resources.  Not as a comment on the value of dual language, but there's a level of entitlement to assume it's a priority for an entire community with a sizable at risk population.[/quote]

There's also the racism element...AA don't want to learn Spanish. These two populations historically do not get along that well, shall we say? I don't think AA families see a reason to study Spanish in order to communicate with a lower income immigrant population, and may not be convinced of other educational benefits to language learning. Whether or not it actually impedes or helps other kinds of learning is besides the point; it's cultural.[/quote]

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