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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haven't they spent only half the amount of time in English as all the other children their age?  Mandarin and English don't even share an alphabet.  The cognitive benefits of a second language have been well established, however it takes until approximately 5th grade for some of that to begin to show up on standardized tests.

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Give me a break. Oyster-Adams ELA scores are in the 80s for all grades. My YY kid scored a 5 on ELA last year (we've moved on to a private). The cognitive benefits of a 2nd language don't do a lot for Americans who can't read or write English to a high standard. English instruction at YY isn't too hot, and neither is Mandarin. Knock yourself out at home to compensate and you're "a tiger parent." Things should change.  
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Sorry, Oyster scores are not in the 80s for any grade, for either math or ELA. Their best scores are for fifth grade 75/56 as compared to YY 5th graders 69/73. Overall OA scores are 60/54, which aint much to write home about either.[/quote]

We started out looking at white kids scores. Do that for Oyster, do it for Adams, then do it for YY and DCI. Go figure.

YY and DCI scores for AAs are horrifying, given these schools' (low) FARMs rates on the Mandarin track. They beg question why are these kids are studying immersion Chinese at all. Let me beat y'all to the punch, I'm RACIST for asking.  [/quote]

Let us know when Oyster has enough AAs to report scores. [/quote]

Oyster is 5% AA, so that's not going to happen anytime soon.  However, comparing the white scores among Oyster, YY, Lamb and whoever else is an apples to apples comparison.[/quote]

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