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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked at a different immersion school, and I noticed that the immersion kids only play with their classmates at recess. By the upper grades, it can get tough socially, because it’s been the same kids year after year. Many parents seem very entitled about the whole thing. If you ask a kid where they go to school and the parent feels compelled to tell you that the kid is in immersion, it’s a turn-off. It might come out in further conversation about the kid’s interests, but just let that happen. At my school, they don’t really seem to learn to speak the language well, and the middle school language teachers report that the kids have weak skills.

It’s a pain in the neck for scheduling. I don’t really see the advantage. I’ve been in meetings where the kid is doing poorly, but the patent refuses to take them out of immersion, even if they can’t keep up, and it’s a mess.

I’m sure it’s nice for some kids. I’d be very interested in a study of how many kids were in it and if they feel it was worth it after they get to their professional lives.[/quote]

It seems a bit of an ego thing for a parent of a 4th grader, as I’m sure if there is no family connection, then the child likely would choose something different. No child chooses Manderin Chinese at that age otherwise, is my guess.  And likely French is pushed by an over zealous parent seeking their child to work with the French Embassy (not much more).[/quote]

I’m the PP with kids who went to KG and didn’t do immersion. I have never found people are status’y or cliquey about it. As an in boundary person, I think most people who choose to do it and l would attend KG anyway are like why not? At first glance, it seems worth doing if your kid can become bilingual. I’m just not convinced it achieves those results. [/quote]

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