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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Come on, posters don't hate YY. But there's an element of the ridiculous about their brand of immersion that gets pointed out.  To sum it up:

School leadership (admins and parents) doesn't speak Chinese, year after year. 
Chinese works to keep out the poors, but doesn't work to attract Chinese-speaking students. 
Every kid gets good grades for speaking, but few speak well unless parents pay to supplement extensively. Nobody minds. 
The next step, DCI, attracts no Chinese-speaking students. [/quote]

So much misinformation in this post, mainly re: Chinese "keep[ing] out the poors" (seriously, how prejudiced are you PP?  "The poors"??).  There are many students who qualify for FARM.  Not as high a % as most public schools in DC, but there are plenty students who do.  Also the idea that few students speak Mandarin well unless they have tutors or native speaking nannies (another rumor that perpetuates despite it not being true).

By the way PP, what is your source for DCI attracting "no Chinese-speaking students"?[/quote]

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