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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's definitely a tough decision.  We turned it down so our child could stay in a language immersion program.  From the foreign language standpoint alone -- it was the best decision.  The best way to learn a foreign language is through full immersion and our child's fluency is very impressive at this point.  However, we sometimes wonder if it was the best decision from an academic standpoint.  Our child is not challenged at their school --- and has actually become a bit lazy with schoolwork.  I remind myself though that this is only elementary school and that the socialization aspect is just as important as the schoolwork. Plus, in some respects kids feel good doing well so easily.  If the language immersion program was not a factor however, and our child would be moving from the regular home school, we would have accepted the HGC invitation.[/quote]

Our DD left immersion to attend the HGC.  She participated in a language group during 4/5 grade outside of school, then took foreign language from grades 6-12 and spent a few summers in the country of the target language.  She arrived at college (she is a freshman) 100% fluent and really, no worse off than if she had stayed in immersion.

IMO immersion is not a reason to turn down the center program.[/quote]

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