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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They told me the kids will be accepted with no language proficiency. When I toured a new 5th grader was being pulled out of class for special attention to get more experience with the new language. This in no way affirms or negates how feasible this is, but what I saw was disturbing. The child was singled out with all of the other kids staring. He seemed distraught. I wouldn't do it to my kid. Again, I'm not trying to make heads or tails of this because what I saw was a 10 second snap shot, but it was worrisome and something the whole tour group discussed. The guide didn't have any reassuring input. There is also help provided after school in the after care program. Don't know if it really helps or not. Can someone in an upper grade chime in. How disruptive is this?[/quote]

Yikes, that sounds awful!  I would NOT want my child thrown into a class in 2nd, never mind 6th grade, with kids who've been speaking the language mostly since K, and trying to keep up with what happens in a bi-lingual classroom?  Even if they have superstar language coaches/teachers for kids with no proficiency, that just sounds like an awful experience!  I wonder if the kids, especially starting in later grades (4th 5th and 6th) ever catch up?  How do they do in their both their English and French/Spanish subject classes?  I can see the whole experience being so demoralizing, it could affect the subjects taught in English as well.[/quote]

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