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[quote=Anonymous][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]

PP again.  Just another thought--it seems there is overarching disagreement about who the school should be serving.  Current YY families apparently feel it is serving the needs of the children who already through the door well.  YY detractors apparently feel that the mission of the school should include serving native speaking Mandarin families (or perhaps Cantonese too).

I may've missed the mark, but this is how things seem to be playing out on this thread.[/quote]

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