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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Above sounds wonderful, and maybe there's a good deal of truth in it for Spanish. But academic subjects aren't taught exclusively in target languages in the DCI middle school, because very few students could cope with the content if this were the case.  Kids can't become fluent in languages simply by learning them at DCI or a DCI feeder, a fact that's lost on most UMC DCI parents. From what I can tell, very few DCI families send their children to weekend or summer language immersion programs, even when they can readily afford them. [b]DCI families have other priorities,[/b] at off the Spanish track. If you want kick ass Higher Level IB Chinese, French of Arabic, head to Bethesda Chevy Chase, not DCI.   
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Please explain the section in bold. [/quote]

Not the parent, but there’s a group of parents who wish the Chinese track were a lot more intense from YY all the way on up, and it’s possible the parent here is one of them.[/quote]

I understand that. I am the PP comparing schools in the suburbs. We are not in the Chinese track. I cannot speak to the quality of Chinese instruction. The people I know seem happy but, again I am not in the position to evaluate that program. [/quote]

The most advanced instruction on the Chinese would be impressive in every grade if you didn't know that a bunch of the kids had been studying Chinese through full (Early Childhood), 50% immersion from K-5th, and at least two classes in Chinese throughout MS. True that you would be hard pressed to find a native-speaking Chinese track student OR a family that bothers with immersion study during breaks. That's right, there's literally one or two in both categories at DCI.

There's no pressure to knock yourself out on language study at DCI, no matter how advanced the track might be or what the language is. Yea, it all sounds much better on paper than it is.

I know that at BCC there are a bunch of dialect speakers in IB Diploma Chinese classes and non-Chinese families who pay for summer immersion programs. The reality is that DCI can't begin to compete and doesn't bother to try. [/quote]

I’m sorry to say this is word salad.

There are plenty of Chinese speaking families at dci. But just saying “the reality is that DCI can’t begin to compete and doesn’t bother to try” doesn’t make sense.

If you want to sling out childish insults, please go to a different thread. If you have real constructive criticism, I’m here to listen. [/quote]

You can basically ignore this troll.  She is easy to pick out and it’s the same person on every DCI thread who moans the chinese track and Yu Ying

BTW the overwhelming majority of kids in the chinese track in the IB diploma in the burbs are native speakers.  There are hardly any non-native speakers because the kids drop off.  They don’t get a lot of support and there is no k-12 track at all.[/quote]

Listen I am so happy to hear people’s rationale as to why dci is not a good school. Maybe it isn’t a good school?  But my personal experience with my 2 kids has been cautiously optimistic. On paper it seems like dci offers several things that aren’t offered in the suburbs. It is correct that there is lower per pupil spending than Fairfax county, and it is also true that for some extracurricular activities you must pay your own way outside of school. That doesn’t mother me. I do wish dci students didn’t have to take metrobuses or the metro to school. I worry about my kids.

If anyone has any constructive reason why I should financially take a massive hit and move to the suburbs I’d love to hear it.

Btw- I did actually visit a lot of these suburban schools. I did not like Langley’s vibe at all, as a lot of kids drove some seriously fancy cars. I did not like BCC spanish program one but as it seemed to have little diversity and the spanish program seemed weak. I can’t say I comprehensively looked at every place, but I did like Washington Liberty. I didn’t bother with Richard Montgomery because it’s impossible to get in and I hate Rockville (sorry). I think visiting the schools and attending open houses is helpful. I would love to categorically say DCI is the best but I just don’t know. [/quote]

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