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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow I’m so glad that I can send my kids to an immersion school. Not only is it a great fit for us, but it keeps out ignorant parents who don’t understand immersion or how the mind works.

- middle class non-white special needs parent who is so happy these idiots are scared of foreigners. [/quote]

Do you think underprivileged kids get equal access to education in DI programs? Is your child English-dominant?[/quote]

Yes they get equal access.

Most of the time I feel parents worry about immersion programs hurting English ability, I think that the parents are too lazy for immersion.

Truth hurts?  But really thank you. I prefer you guys to those who force a elementary aged kid to magically learn Spanish. [/quote]

What makes you think that the parents on this thread haven't read the available literature and decided against the model? I am willing to bet a lot of money my statistical analysis skills are better than yours. And I went and analyzed the immersion research. Let's just say it's nowhere as robust as you claim, to put it mildly.

That having been said, you certainly are living up to the stereotype of non-native immersion parents. [/quote]

Another factor is that the all-immersion model would mean that the experienced native English African-American teachers and admins would all get pushed out of the school. I would be livid if that happened - my school would lose some of its best teachers.[/quote]

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