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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]That 5th graders parents are idiots for sending a child into that school if he didn't have any prior knowledge of the language.[/quote]

But you really don't know the background do you? I mean that child could have been at the school since K but just needed more help? Or that child could come from a home where there are native speakers but he/she just needed additional help in Reading or Math.

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I'm the PP who went on the tour and saw the situation with the new 5th grader. The guide didn't give any identifying info. about the child, but she did explain the situation. The kid was new to school and never had prior language instruction. Whenever that happens they try to help the child by taking them out of class and giving them special attention in the language. There was some objection from the parents in the tour group about it being potentially very distracting and punitive to the child. The guide just said that if a child needs to go to a school, it's not his/her fault if they did not have exposure to the foreign language. She offered that they try to help and left it at that. Again, we didn't get all of the details and just witnessed the situation for a few minutes. So, it wouldn't be fair to judge the whole thing against that lens, but, in all honesty, it seemed awful. It'd be nice to hear from anyone who knows about this first hand- a parent in the situation or someone at the school who has greater inside info. It'd be a big help for families looking for placement in upper grades. I know from what I saw I would not send my English-only child, but maybe it's not so bad after all. Any insiders willing to share their experience? Hope so... :lol: [/quote]

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