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The most intelligent comment on this thread.  The clash of civilizations inherent in this coflict does indeed appear intractable.  An obvious solution begs for consideration: [u]start a kick ass [b]DCPS Chinese immersion school [/b]that works like Oyster[/u], only make it gifted and talented/test-in to promote far higher standards than YY can support across the board, for math, English AND Chinese.  Oh, and go with the immersion through MS, like the Canadians do.  Please, please do this DCPS, these YY threads are just depressing.  If I were a Chinese dialect-speaking immigrant, I wouldn't touch YY school with a 10-foot pole (and my family immigrated from the Balkans, making tribalism our middle name).

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+100.  Lord Hear our Prayer.  Cantonese speaker, offered YY spot early on, didn't bite, stayed IB.  Guessed that we wouldn't be able to speak freely, that they wouldn't get us, that we'd feel out of place.  Lost sleep over concept of extended family strenuously objecting to our heading to school w/admins who don't speak Chinese. Though, seriously, if the principal had broken out in beautiful Mandarin to YeYe and MaMa (grandpa & grandma) I'm confident I could have won them over on the AA issue, employing shaming tactics.  Whatever the case.  Enjoyed big Chinese New Year party at MoCo heritage school with DC families as per usual.

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DCPS can't do it.  One of the difficulties DCPS has just hiring Spanish teachers for the immersion programs is that they have to be certified to teach in DC.  It's part of the Union contract.  Charters don't have to care about that.  So, at many charter schools the English teachers are certified (obviously) but the foreign language teachers aren't (what's the point in English certification if you're only going to teach in a target language).  It's a sop to the WTU, but DCPS is stuck with it and finding Chinese teachers who are certified?  Good luck.[/quote]

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