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[b]We're really happy with the school and while we would like more bilingual speakers, we prefer the diversity over giving anyone preference [/b](yup, have an opinion although it's moot since the charter board doesn't allow it anyway).  Our child is in the lower grades, the jumbo K class, and no family I'm aware of has left b/c they were dissatisfied with the school only for work, etc.  When I speak with other parents in my child's class, they seem happy overall with the school and I know many/most of the Mandarin/Cantonese parents.  So I agree with you, status quo it'll stay.[/quote]

Forget preference, what about striving to give bilingual Chinese more reason to come to raise Mandarin teaching and learning standards?  I also know most of the Mandarin/Cantonese families and they are a highly assimilated bunch.  We stopped arranging Cantonese playdates with several after discovering that their kids hardly spoke any.   [b]Sure you know why parents leave?[/b]  We feigned happiness like Broadway performers, and told everyone that our commute had changed.  [/quote]

Very few families have left in the current K... the only one I know about wasn't Chinese and the class size grew from 107 to 114 kids and they only took sibs this year.[/quote]

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