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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS needs to cut language immersion & programming like that.

Focus on the basics
Trade programs 
College tracking 
gifted programming 
Special education 
General populace & education 
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This would not save any money. Immersion teachers do not get paid more than a regular elementary teacher. And the students still need to be in school, so they would just be in an English speaking class instead. Absolutely no impact on the budget.[/quote]

Yes it would save money. Immersion programs have a different extra sets of curriculums, extra staff hiring goes into finding dual language teachers, there are central office positions that have to support those schools. Most of the kids in the programs, struggle with the language, parents sign up because they don't want their kids to be in a highly concentrated Latino school. [/quote]

Oh you again.  Just go away- I'm sorry your kids didn't get in but don't assume your reason for applying to language immersion is the same as everyone else's.  (FWIW, we deliberatebly bought a house in bounds for a dual immersion school, which gasp, has a decent percentage of Latino students, because learning a foreign language is important to our family.  sorry if that's a weird concept for you!)[/quote]

This is true.  They should have it for Spanish speaker only kids and make Spanish a special for all other kids. [/quote]

Maybe we should start evaluating the need for language instruction at all in public schools- how many students can actually converse in the language upon gradation?  And what is the need when the rest of the world learns English already?  That's a lot of money that could be spent elsewhere.[/quote]

Likewise, math needs to go. We have calculators.

And English is only needed through 8th grade at most, at which point you are literate enough to use ChatGPT. [/quote]

I know you joke but you aren't exactly wrong.  After middle school, our entire educational model should be changed to be career focused.  We don't need to create well rounded students anymore.  We desperately need to create specialized workers for a changing economy and workforce.  College should be limited to only very essential programs such as law and medicine.  Most other majors should be eliminated and replaced with OJT seeing how like 90% of entry level jobs will train you to do things a specific way that is often counter productive to what you learned in college.[/quote]

Hoping this is a joke.  People like you have already had too much influence on the American education system.  Pretty soon, no one will be able to read AI output and understand that it is blather.[/quote]

Not a joke.  We should identify students and career paths much earlier on.  A student with a strong mechanical aptitude who likely is going to work in a skilled trade does not need to waste their time taking Modern World History, Literature classes, or non mechanical sciences.  Many countries in Europe adopt this sort of model and it's very successful.

The worst thing we ever did for younger generations is continue to promote this myth that "you can be whatever you want when you grow up."  There is too much choice being allowed and sadly, these kids are often choosing poorly.  We have too many completely useless majors being offered in colleges because we have encouraged students to pursue something they enjoy over something that is useful.   If you want to spend 80k to major in Gender Studies, then enjoy your lifetime of crippling and unavoidable debt.  It's your own fault for having unrealistic expectations from life.  Sorry but no amount of hopes and dreams will make up for obvious lack of aptitude and job opportunities. [/quote]

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