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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked for a long time in an immersion school and it was clear the kids were not developing fluency but they did get vocabulary and learned some. I studied the target language for a long time and would sometimes speak to immersion kids in the language and it was clear they couldn’t respond. It also means your kid is with the same group of kids every year and that is often not a good thing. I’d certainly pick AAP over immersion, although I am sure everyone has different experiences.[/quote]

It’s quite shocking how little of the language these kids learn. It’s a total waste of money for FCPS. There are many superior programs with lower disruption. I hope immersion is killed soon.[/quote]

Sorry you can’t hear in the back. The goal of immersions is NOT language fluency. I’ve explained this upthread. Go read up on the benefits of immersion.

If language acquisition is your goal for your child, then then they need to be in a school where the target language is spoken exclusively.  [/quote]

Sorry you don’t understand that money is not unlimited and we should select programs that provide high value and serve many kids. Immersion doesn’t seem to meet the criteria. Unfortunately it has powerful advocates that won’t let common sense prevail.[/quote]

Sorry you are too stupid to understand that cutting immersion would not save any money. [/quote]

It would at some schools.  Today at the GFES graduation only 6 students finished the JIP program.  This whole year they had a class for half the day with only 6 students in it.  The other half of the day the students are with the non JIP students.  1/2 the day of teaching budget is being spent for 6 kids.[/quote]

Yeah JIP at GFES should be removed. Unbelievable.[/quote]

So GFES is already under capacity in general.  The kid population decline in GF combined with the horrendous commute even from Herndon. There were 61 that graduated and out of them 6 were JIP. 10% of the class. 1st grade started with a full 32 and a slow decline from that part. The parent and student needs to commit to make it to the end.  10-20% seems reasonable for a JIP program.

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