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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A whole lot of assuming thrown in there. Who gave you a wedgie this morning?[/quote]

PP is always like that. All their post are about how you shouldn't apply to immersion school if you don't speak the language. Just ignore them.[/quote]

Lots of PPs say the same as I do. We are definitely not one person.  I guess I am just tired of listening to people like PP who would rather set their kid up to fail just so they can brag to their friends about how their little sweetie just loves Spanish!

Please explain to me how you are setting your kid up for success?

How is it good parenting to Dump your kid in an immersion school where they won’t understand their classmates and teachers and they’ll be well behind in reading, math, science, and of course, feel like losers because they can’t communicate with anyone else?

Is bragging to your friends about your allegedly bilingual child worth it?[/quote]

It can be done, easier with parent support. Says this immigrant who came over at 10 years old, and lots and lots of other immigrant kids.[/quote]

Coming to the US, where everything is in English is completely different than dumping your poor kid in a school where they don’t understand anything for a few hours of the day. Your child will learn to tune out school for a few hours, until they can go back into their 100% English environment.

It is a completely different situation and lying to yourself won’t help your poor child. Every year I hear about another person who is leaving their bilingual school because their child has lost their confidence, cries during every Spanish day, and is struggling in múltiple subjects. Enough. Enough. Make a decision to do what is best for your kids, not what you think makes your family look special. [/quote]

Also an immigrant and totally agree with PP.  coming to the US is different than dealing with an artificially bilingual environment. I feel so bad for kids whose parents are putting them in bilingual schools in K, 1st, etc. They’re so lost!  At this age you don’t learn a foreign language by immersion anymore- they’re not babies/toddlers![/quote]

It is different, but a lot of the kids in DC go to bilingual daycares or have bilingual nanny. Schools is not usually their first language exposure. [/quote]

PP with the non-native bilingual kid here. Yes, and that gets them through PK and K. By the time they’re in elementary the expectations are too high to keep up with just a few hours of class time a week. Don’t forget these kids speak English on the playground and everywhere else except to the Spanish teacher. I’ve seen it over and over and the kids really do learn to tune out the Spanish instruction.[/quote]

Sure if you are not supporting outside of school.  But many families at our charter are serious about supporting like us.  Tutors, TV in Spanish, summer camp, travel and immersion.  These kids do fine if you have the resources and are serious about supporting.

Non-native kids with no outside support - some struggle, some are competent but not fluent.  It depends on the kid and how easily they pick up languages. Some families are fine with exposure and competency.  The kids who really struggle might leave the school and immersion in mid-elementary.

You also have to keep in mind that expectations are different at different schools.  Some school don’t have as high standards for bilingualism and are Spanish lite.  [/quote]

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