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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would imagine Key won't be changed b/c it's a way to protect precious ASFS.  [/quote]

You are an asshole.  You do realize that kids can't be forced into a dual/immersion program.  There is a huge area of kids zoned for Key that want nothing to do with Spanish Immersion.

Be thankful you have a home school.[/quote]

No, it's really that there's a huge area of parents whose kids are zoned for Key that want nothing to do with Spanish immersion (not the original poster of the comment re ASFS either).  I agree that immersion is not for everyone but there is a good subset of parents who don't want immersion because they don't want their kids going to a diverse school...That's really what the comments on DCUM re schools like Key, let alone S. Arlington schools, are all about for too many people here.[/quote]

I don't know, I'm a parent who is really into immersion and I wish it were true that the demographics (or anything at all) were somehow deterring other parents from enrolling their kids.  These programs are very popular and many families opt out of their home school to attend.   I can understand why someone who hasn't caught the language "bug" would be inclined to go a different route, though, because it just makes more sense to them to have their kids educated in their native tongue. I don't think you need to read anything nefarious or elitist into that.  It seems like a perfectly legitimate choice for someone just not interested in bilingualism.[/quote]

My DH is a PHD chemist who speaks Spanish fluently.  He learned the language while an adult (as a hobby) through tutors, classes, and living in a Spanish-speaking country with his first wife.  I am very interested in pursuing Claremont Immersion for our DC but DH says science education is best in English only so he's not 100% on-board.  I'm trying to find research that refutes that position...[/quote]

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