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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]there is a remarkable amount of vitriol on this thread considering we're talking about elementary school. who knew where kids attend second grade could incite so such anger? everyone is so angry. [/quote]

I actually think there are just a couple of angry, bitter posters—everyone else is flummoxed at their angry responses.[/quote]

Come on, pps who rightly point out obvious problems with DC's current half-baked charter immersion programs aren't "angry and bitter posters." Get a grip.

You've got to supplement a lot to ensure that the kids can really speak these languages. Most immersion parents don't do this because they don't understand what it takes for the kids to grow up bilingual, don't care if the kids can really speak the languages taught, can't afford to supplement much, or some combination of these three things.

In DC, immersion is mainly a path to public schools with few poor AA kids who complicate learning for UMC kids of all races. No different than buying or renting pricey real estate to access the dozen DCPS schools with really low FARMs rates.[/quote]

I would say that depending on your viewpoint and particularly your expectations, what some might see as “obvious problems” are not necessarily seen as such by others. I would not characterize parents “not caring if the kids can really speak the languages taught”... parents may simply have different expectations: some may expect near-perfect bilingualism (which in reality is almost never achieved) and therefore feel the need to supplement with nannies, au pairs, vacations; whereas other parents may be happy if their kids acquire some proficiency (enough to follow along and participate in class, of course) without being truly bilingual at the end. I would not judge one approach as being better than the other, particularly at the elementary school level.[/quote]

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