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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's an Atlantic article debunking the claim that bi lingual folks have better executive functioning.  It is worth a read if your desire for DC to attend an immersion program exists because you think it will make their brain "better" than mono-linguals.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/the-battle-over-bilingualism/462114/[/quote]

Exposure alone is not enough otherwise our language learners in DC schools would be doing better; however, even at schools like Wison and Deal they along with other subgoups are struggling. Data for language learners on the PARCC was poor, so speaking another language does not always help! Bilingual just like for English speaking kids is only is a strength when you are already academically proficient. Otherwise it can become a deficit! At CHEC there are what they call Long-term Language learners who stagnate and become lifelong ESL students, neither proficient in English or Spanish. I also don't hear anyone at DCUM clamoring to get their children into that school, which is full of bilingual children. [/quote]

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