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[quote=Anonymous][quote] [b]certain areas of Potomac/Chevy Chase will be 50% FARMS/ESOL[/b] and like many other posters have mentioned it is a major issue at their school.  So yes, I am concerned.  I think just turning a blind eye is killing our schools.  Immigration reform and securing the borders is a political game to play against each party.  As long as we are all okay with having our taxes go towards it, nothing will be done and MCPS schools will continue to spiral down as they have the last 10-15yrs.  Just like the middle class shrinking, the middle kids are getting less and less.  [b]It is either IB or ESL in our schools[/b] and the average kids are paying for it everyday.   It does not work.  You can put more and more money into it but it won't change.  People like to think it will but it won't.  [/quote]

I teach in a W feeder school with many ESOL students. I doubt any of the kids are here illegal and few of their parents are. Instead, we get a large number of students from Asia, Africa, the Middle East (including Israel), and Eastern Europe. Their parents are well-educated professionals back home. Should their kids be consigned to low performing schools outside the W clusters or denied English language instruction as part of their education all together?[/quote]

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