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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting.

I think unlike many of the other schools, MV, lamb...that offer immersion, you can't half-ass YY.  You really need to put in the effort.  I think those parents that apply really want the school for their kids.

I agree. Those that apply, want the school. Want it bad. [/quote]

Not sure I agree.  I applied online and despite the problems with the site got my kid's application in successfully at about 8.05am for K.  I think that may give us a good timestamp.  But we are half-assed about it.  My husband is adamant that he doesn't want our kid to learn Chinese.  And, though I'm definitely interested, it's not actually in my top 5 list of dream schools.[/quote]

Just curious - why does your husband now what your kid to learn Chinese?  If that is the case, why apply?  That's not half-assed, that's a complete rejection of the school since it's Chinese immersion.[/quote]

PreK3 and PreK4 at Yu Ying is 100% Mandarin immersion.  The kid will not learn the alphabet or prereading skills in English.  Sending a child there for free daycare and not Mandarin is ridiculous.[/quote]
I think that putting a kid in a 100% Mandarin environment with plans to pull the kid out after one year dishonors the work that you're forcing the child to do. PK4 at YY is hard work for most kids.

We sent our first to YY because we wanted immersion, though we would have preferred Spanish. We got into our dream school for K, but I realized that it was unfair to him to throw away the hard work he'd done all year. I sometimes regretted that decision, but now (1st grade) I'm really seeing all his efforts pay off.[/quote]

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