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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to point out that it is MULTIPLE people posting about this, not just one. Please don't fall trap to the classic, "oh it's just this one disgruntled jerk, don't listen to them" trap.

Secondly, the language situation at CMI is really bizarre and worth a discussion. Every time this is brought up, anyone who points out what a weird setup this whole dual exposure thing is, there is at least one CMI booster who tells us to mind our own business.  I'm sorry, but I'd love any study or anything that shows this is effective at all. And as a tax paying parent in DC, I think I have the right to question this unorthodox system. Not sure why people are so defensive. [/quote]

Good grief, I'm a YY parent and even I find your attitude (and the multiple others you claim are posting here) to actually be the ridiculous and bizarre element to this conversation.

There is NO way for exposure to be a bad thing, and many ways for it to be a good thing.  When many of us were school-age, most people in the US didn't even think about or have the opportunity to learn another language until 5th or 6th grade, or high school for some.  Anything that gets young kids learning different words, learning about other cultures, planting seeds of interest in other parts of the world, is a GREAT THING.

You act like people here are claiming their kids will be fluent when they finish CMI.  I don't see anyone saying anything close to that, so your comments about it "not being effective at all" make no damn sense.  And honestly, if you're so worried about your tax money, why aren't you starting threads about how dismal some DCPS schools and some charters are, how ineffective they are, and questioning why that is a legit use of your money?  Why don't you complain about something that is actually a problem?[/quote]

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