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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think all immersion programs should be eliminated.[/quote]

Why? We love the LI program my kid is in. It has been great for him. If anything, the program should be expanded so that more kids have an opportunity to participate. It is not for every kid but for kids but it is a great program for the kids who are ready for it. There is a lot of research that shows that learning another language at a young age can help establish different pathways in the brain that help with learning and development.

I am tired of people who think that anything that is different that their kid isn't in needs to be removed from the system. Many kids need gen ed but there are kids who do better in programs that challenge them (like LI or AAP). We are in a huge school district with lots of kids. Some need help through SPED programs. Some need to be pushed and challenged. Some need ESOL. There is nothing wrong with that. [/quote] They are not silos. I have met bi-lingual ESOL students who qualify for AAP and Special Education.  [/quote]

I did not mean to give the impression that they were, my kid is in LI and has an IEP and is in AAP. My point was more that parents whose kids are not in LI or AAP seem to be more likely to say to end those programs because they are specialized and not see the larger benefit they provide to kids who need a different type of challenge. I hear it at various events, a parent whose kid isn’t in any specialized program (SPED, ESOL, LIV, LI) complaining that their child gets nothing special while the other kids get X,Y, or Z. Many times parents did not try the LI program, we live in the boundary, so they don’t know if their child would have done well in it or they moved in too late to join. The child didn’t qualify for LIII, Advanced Math, or LIV, and the child doesn’t need an IEP. [/quote]

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