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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like you don't understand the difference between accent and dialect in Chinese, or the relationship between dialects (explaining why Mainland Chinese easily transition from a dialect to standard Mandarin in kindergarten, or maybe first grade).

I expect a change in policy, at least in regards to YY replacing drop-outs with native speakers (as MoCo does), after several years of DCI International Baccalaureate Diploma Chinese examination results have been released. The central IBD Office reports school scores, like states report PARCC scores. The DCPC Board members don't seem to understand (or care?) that the current commitment to one-way immersion does not support strong preparation for students on the DCI Mandarin track, particularly low SES students, enabling them to go on to earn not just the standard IB Diploma, but the more prestigious Bilingual IB Diploma. YY's leadership already gets it. Those interested in the problem will have to wait least seven or eight years for the change. End of story.
 
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Sounds like you don't understand how the Charter system works.  As has been explained to you over and over, you cannot differentiate based on language ability when it comes to admission.  DCPS is allowed to do it, but it would take an actual act of Congress to change this for the charters.  If you're interested in DC, enter the lottery.

As someone who used to work on Wall St, I don't see the point of obsessing over different dialects of Chinese.  If you want a native-level Chinese speaker, people straight out of China or Chinese graduates from American universities [b]are preferred over a Chinese speaking American.  No one cares that your American kid's chinese is great because you can always be assured that an actual chinese resident will speak better chinese and probably work harder.  I think that Yu Ying is just a great school and I'm happy for those that made that choice and want to expand their minds and learn about an interesting culture and language.  Trashing it because the "Chinese is not rigorous enough" is laughable.  No one will care about their Chinese ability when they're older, except you.[/quote]

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This.  They'll still be smarter in two languages, and their Chinese sounds so cute coming from blonde children with blue eyes.  [/quote]

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