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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is a little perplexing to run a Spanish immersion program at an overwhelmingly Hispanic population school.

I thought the point was to teach students English for those Hispanic children where Spanish is the primary language at home. [/quote]

OP here. The school that offers Spanish immersion in our area does have a very high Hispanic population. I think it is about 1/3 Hispanic.

I think the point is for Spanish speakers to learn English and vice versa. DH thinks our kids should learn History in English and not Spanish.[/quote]

I teach at a FCPS immersion school, although it is a language other than Spanish. I have the students for language arts and social studies...in English. They take math and science in the immersion language.[/quote]

Math is taught in Spanish?!?! I would think that takes away a lot from the lessons.[/quote]

[b]And at the Spanish immersion school in our area...the Math teachers are not accredited in Math...they are accredited in Spanish.  Not a big problem in the lower grades but in grades like 4th etc I think that is unacceptable[/b].[/quote]

You don't know what you're talking about.  No elementary teachers are "accredited" in math. It doesn't matter if they speak English or Chinese or Spanish.  They are certified to teach all elementary subjects. Some are certified specifically for the primary grades, while others are certified for grades 1-6. Spanish immersion teachers in FCPS have to be certified in elementary education. [/quote]

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