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I understand where you are coming from, and that might work in some schools, but it would not work in our charter at all.  It would disadvantage the entire school.  As an immersion school, it is importatnt that the children begin as early as possible and continue in that lanugage for as long as possible. It would bve very difficlut to commit to using and learning a language for just the preschool years without it extending further; it would be a huge wasted effort for all the children involved.

Moreover, schools are communities that thrive at least partially on the investment of the parents into that community.  Parents of younger children tend to be more invested and more involved, at every income level.  Getting these parents involved early is imperitive for establishing a community of support.  I know that I am extraordinarily invested in my child's school, as are many of the other parents.  The investment is far, far greater than at our paid daycare because we know that this is a long-term project that we will all be involved with.  To cut that off at the knees by having to repeat the lottery would hurt every single student, every single teacher, and the school as a whole.[/quote]

I agree that language immersion and Montessori present a particular challenge, but nearly every school, even the language immersion charters, accept students at K. The idea that you can only be invested in a school if you start the school at PS3 or PK4 is completely false. Are the schools that start at PK4 less invested than those that start at PS3? Of course not. Nearly every elementary school in the nation begins at kindergarten. DC has created a unique culture that engages students at a very young age, but that is not the only model for success.[/quote]

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