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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The immersion programs are great, but they're available to such a small percentage of students it makes them an easy target.  [b]Also, in our hood, lots of kids sign up not primarily for the benefit of language exposure, but instead because they're fleeing our assigned school.  This dynamic works against one of the stated purposes of the programs, which is to help balance demographics.[/b]  In many instances, the programs gut poor schools of the limited middle class participation they might otherwise see.[/quote]

Bingo. I expect this is what a study will reveal and why the one-directional immersion programs will be phased out. I agree with the other PPs who suggest that two-way, bilingual immersion programs are the way to go. Actually, I think  they are inevitable in Montgomery County. They will create a level field for the native Spanish-speaking and native English-speaking kids, and will create dual fluency in both populations. Win-win.

However, I am certain there will be certain parents who currently use the immersion program as an escape hatch, as detailed above, who will scream bloody murder. You do know the old joke about Spanish immersion programs, don't you...that parents put their kids in them so they won't have to be around Spanish-speaking people.[/quote]

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