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[quote=Anonymous]I remain surprised at the number of parents fixated on AAP that did not look at or apply for language immersion programs near their house. LI is not perfect but it provides a challenge for kids at an earlier age, K or First grade. The kids in the program tend to have parents who are interested in challenging/pushing/believe that exposure to another language isa good thing, normally this means parents whoa re involved and invested int heir kids education. This goes even more for the parents driving their kids to school.  It is a very similar parent group/kid cohort as you will find in AAP.

We kept DS at his base school because he was in an LI program. He had Advanced Math and very regular LIII pull outs, there was no local AAP although that has changed recently. The parents I knew who had a kid in Gen Ed and LI commented that the LI kids were better behaved and focused then the Gen Ed classes. The LI kids were not perfect, there were some issues that we knew of, but it was a calmer environment. The Teachers were more demanding because they had to teach the regular curriculum and the language. The kids are no where near fluent when they move to MS but they know more than I expected.

75% of the LIV selections at our school came out of the LI group with the vast majority deferring and staying in the LI program. The only reason I have an idea bout the percentage is because of emails that were sent to all of the parents each year, I was surprised that they didn’t BCC people.

We didn’t think that DS was a genius but we thought he was smart. LI was offered at the base school so we put him in it because we knew it was a different type of challenge and would not be easy, per se. It is a great option for people. [/quote]

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