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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chinese at DCI deserves to be on life support. The academics at both YY and DCI are lackluster, including the Mandarin. When most of the parents jump on board YY more for a school with an at-risk participation in the single digits than for the language immersion, what can we expect 8-12 years later at DCI?  Great results and many kids still on board?  Obviously not.[/quote]

If YY gets the two middle school feeds, Latin Cooper will accrue the benefit.  Sounds like win-win.[/quote]

Its not fair to kids NOT in the YY feeder to get a shot at Latin.  Why should kids get a select few slots into YY, then slide into Latin if they were never serious about chinese to begin with.[/quote]

Because the arrangement would be great for both YY and Latin, co-located on the same campus in the future.  No need for the DCPCSB to cut off its nose to spite its face on this one. DC hasn't been serious about Chinese to begin with. Parents can't be blamed.  YY's leadership asked the city for a preference for native speakers way back in 2009. They were denied. With hardly any native speakers, Chinese at YY can't work well. [/quote]
This is nonsense. The whole reason YY requested a charter for DCI was for kids to continue their Chinese studies. They can’t suddenly pivot and say we don’t care about Chinese. [/quote]

The reality is that's what at least half of them already do.  They leave for BASIS or the Latins after 4th grade or other middle schools not teaching partial immersion Chinese.  [/quote]

THIS.  DC public schools are so messed up.[/quote]

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