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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question. What is the point for elementary and middle when anyone can take AP in high school? It also seems like unless you have a goal for TJ, there really is no actual purpose earlier on... My child got accepted and will be starting this year but I am still boggled on whether it’s actually worth something so early on. Would love feedback on what you feel your child gained from the program overall...Or if they gained anything at all? [/quote]

The biggest point is a better peer group, the rest is fluff.[/quote]

Then why don't more parents look at the Language immersion programs? There is a self selection process that tends to lead to kids who do not have learning issues or major behavior issues in the LI classes and parents who are more engaged in their kids education. The level of differentiation tends to be less drastic because of the kids in the program. I know that there are wait lists for some of the programs but they are not nearly as long as I would expect given that there are parents who are so invested in finding a "good" peer group for their kids.

We are in LI and know parents who have kids in the LI program and Gen Ed program. Those parents tell us that the expectations and behaviors in the two groups are really, really different.

Why is the focus for so many parents on AAP when there are other options that start earlier and provide kids with additional academic challenge and a better peer group? [/quote]

As someone who's had multiple kids go through AAP, I can answer this question for you. First, I have no idea what language immersion is. Second, I imagine it would require bussing my kids to some random school far away (I chose local Level IV... I don't even want an AAP center). Third, I care about math and technical skills, not languages. My kids are already multiligual at home and there is virtually no economic value to speaking multiple languages [/quote]

We choose to stay at our base as well, we didn't want to move to the Center. I understand that parents might not be interested in LI because of the language issue. You do have to drive your kid to a school if it isn't your base. But if the argument for AAP is a better cohort of kids, then that would hold for LI. Just curious because it effectively does the same thing as AAP by grouping kids with involved parents who are reasonably well behaved and tend to have far fewer learning issues yet parents who seem to fully know about AAP don't look at a different option that does the same thing but starts in 1rst grade. You can leave to go to AAP in 3rd if you want, some LI programs have LLIV and kids do both.

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