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[quote=Anonymous]YY parent whose children are about half way up doubting that we'll be there (planning to go private, or move to Potomac for MS Chinese immersion) because we're already concerned about lack of rigor in English, particularly in reading.  The most enthusiastic parents tend to be in the lower grades.  I'm really disappointed that immersion experience will end in 5th - kids who don't speak Mandarin at home  are going to forget a great deal of Chinese in MS, even with DCI teaching "advanced" Chinese classes.  That's why Canada almost always does language immersion through 8th grade, as do some other US cities.  Also, with most of the student body of DCI planned to lottery in, you're going to have the same old situation at other charters, not enough challenge/push for high-end kids.  Teachers will have to focus on dealing with kids who test below basic or proficient in both reading and math, not on the advanced kids, unless there's considerable grouping/tracking.  Where does that happen in a DC MS?  How could things be any different?  If my kids were in preschool I'd be cautiously optimistic, but they aren't, so I'm sadly erring on the side of pessimism.  I'm sure the DCI planners/boosters are very well-intentioned, just not sure how realistic they are, at least for high-SES families.  Talk to Latin and Two Rivers parents who leave for lack of challenge to cool your enthusiasm, folks.

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