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[quote=Anonymous]It seems this discussion has become circular:

YY supporters: YY kids are getting a great opportunity to learn a language they wouldn't otherwise be exposed to, and getting a great education with lots of enrichment, etc.

YY critics: Their language skills are quite weak, laughable even.  They need to do more to attract more Chinese kids and staff.

YY supporters: The Chinese families won't come.  There are not enough native Chinese speakers in the area to really achieve critical mass.

I'm not in either camp; my kids at another immersion school with a large group of native speakers.  Still, I ask--should the whole YY enterprise be thrown out the window if there are few native speakers in the program?  Or is it still worthwhile?

And, is there perhaps a bit more that YY can do to attract native speaking families (although, it seems a pretty big hurdle if these families think YY is a school for black kids, since the % of black families at the school won't change anytime soon given the demographics of DC).[/quote]

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