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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not everyone prioritizes language immersion for school. We are teaching our kids another language, but don’t see the schools as high priority.  The language immersion program boosters tend to be overly zealous and not easy to reason with. Especially the ones that think that non-immersion school kids are stupid.[/quote]

My husband speaks five languages and is actually against sending our kid to an immersion elementary.  We value learning other languages, but immersion is not always the best way, and it's certainly not the only way, to do that.  There are trade-offs with an immersion school, especially if you don't speak the language that your kids are being taught in.  I feel like, while there are certainly benefits to immersion, some parents are just on the bandwagon because it's trendy, others are using it as a proxy for school quality, etc.  I think that you have to consider all the factors--instructional methods and quality, commute/convenience, the benefits of a neighborhood school, etc., and decide whether a given immersion school is what's best for your actual kid.  [/quote]

Hmm I speak four and my spouse speaks 5 and we are very happy with our immersion school. Grammar and true biliteracy is vital for me- not just the ability to order some quesadillas from a patient waiter. [/quote]

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