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[quote=Anonymous]Pros - 1. This is a far better age to learn a language than starting in MS or HS. 2. MCPS elementary school education is pretty remedial and abysmal, at least with immersion your child will walk away with skills that they can't get from a weekend class or enrichment at home. Cons 1. If you don't speak the language or plan to learn it then you will have a hard time understanding what they are doing. 2. It could be harder to diagnose learning disabilities (it shouldn't be but the immersion itself reduces the transparency of what they are doing). MCPS should be able to identity and flag learning disorders but they almost always do not because the staff is pressured to keep special ed numbers down. It really is up to the parents to notice, get outside testing and then push MCPS to provide the appropriate 504 or IEP. [/quote]
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