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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It will make it that much easier for him when he competes against these children! [/quote]

German schools don't work that way at all, not in the early years.  In fact, they don't even get grades until 3rd year, and they only go to school until 12:30.  They add on a couple of days in 3rd grade, and it stays that way until around 6th grade.  I'm German, and my kids go to the German School DC.  It's not a "meritocracy" until much later.  The German system has it's definite flaws (they all do), but it appears to be working better (at least for my kids) than the others.  They're bilingual, and independent testing has shown they're performing above grade level in mathematics and English reading comprehension/writing.  Can't really test the German outside of the school that easily, but they appear to be doing fine, and they're native speakers.[/quote]

This is simply not true.  Having attend a German Gymnasium (in Germany), nothing could be further from the truth.  There is huge competition to push kids at soon as they begin school and its serious business.  German don't play this game of making exceptions, you're either in or out and that's that.  We may view this as brutal but its the reality or a system that produces some of thetop minds in the world.[/quote]

Which part isn't true?  That my kids are bilingual?  That they attend the German school here?  That I'm German?  Perhaps you could be a bit more clear in your statements so that I could use some sort of logic to refute them, or perhaps even agree with whatever point you are trying to make.  If all you attended was Gymansium, how would you know what it's like in the Elementary school?  And by the way, it varies by state in Germany whether it is the parent's decision, or the teacher's decision to put you on the Gymnasium track.  It used to be solely the decision of the schools, 4th grade in West Germany, 6th Grade in Berlin (where I'm from).[/quote]

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