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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For things to change, YY's admins and parent leaders would need to recognize that ethnic bilingual family/peer inputs are important in language immersion. Not happening.[/quote]

+1. At YY language fluency is a nice bonus.  But the real benefit is that it is a sufficiently intimidating language to keep lower SES families from applying in large numbers.  The secondary benefit is that provides a justification for many gentrfiers to avoid their neighborhood IB schools.  [/quote]

YES! And the best way to encourage lower SES families to apply in larger numbers is to fire the AA head of school and replace her with a Chinese head of school![/quote]

Right. YY serves the diverse children and families of DC, not just the tiny native Chinese community, and I 100% understand why they've chosen a school head to reflect that mission.

Honestly, it sounds like most of the gripes about YY come down to native speakers wanting preferential treatment, such as a way to circumvent the lottery system and more easily gain admission to YY, and increased attention (and likely extra funding/resources) for heritage programs. Sorry, but these are just not very serious problems for the school and the majority of its families.

It's off-putting how hyperbolic the advocates for this niche interest are. Frankly, the posters pushing for special treatment at YY on DCUM for years have been so relentless, condescending, and dramatic that I can see why the school and other parents don't want to work with you.
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You don't get it. Immersion without the support of a local ethnic community isn't immersion. You want to meet a local community of native speakers, however small, halfway, or the joke won't be on them, it will be on your children and their long-term commitment to their language and cultural studies.

The DC native speakers we know don't care about the school, not these days.  They still wonder why many parents choose Chinese immersion when they don't seem to like, or want to know, basic realities of Chinese culture. The YY teachers, and the hired help coming in to provide enrichment, are paid to sell you a product. The native speakers are the acid test of YY commitment to the project because they're not.  [/quote]

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