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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kindergartener in the RCF spanish immersion program.  I guess maybe all this is just so far off, but I can't figure out why I should care.

Can someone answer this question for me -[b] is there a spanish immersion program continuation at BCC?[/b]  I[b]f not, I'd personally rather just send my kid to SSIMS and Northwood (our home schools)  because Westland and BCC are so far away.  [/b]

I can see being upset if your kids are already at Westland because of course you'd want them to stay with their class on to BCC - that makes total sense to me.  But if your kids are still at RCF, then they can go to SSIMS and still be with their friends for their assigned high school.

Or am I missing something?[/quote]

The answer is NO and your comment is very enlightening.

Could this entire, well-crafted, albeit poor argument, be originating from parents who are not happy with their home school and have found a way to trick the system?  If so, this is really a shame. It's hugely unfair to other language immersion families (like the french families who have spoken up here) and a very disingenuous way to avoid a less desirable cluster.  What do these people tell their child about their choice for language immersion?

[i]"Well honey, we really don't give a darn about language immersion, it was just a way to get you out of our lower performing cluster."[/i]  ???

If I were on the BOE, this issue would not waste one more minute of my time.  [/quote]

I don't actually know what the answer is here - all I know is that I'd like my kindergartener to continue full immersion as long as possible and then to have at least partial for as long as possible and then to be able to continue with Spanish at an appropriate level through HS.  I don't personally care where he does it.

If getting out of your crappy home highschool is the only reason parents are fighting to stay in BCC, then obviously that shouldn't be the answer if it doesn't make sense otherwise.  But come on - it's not "hugely unfair" to the other language immersion families and it's not "very disingenuous."  Maybe they are saying to their kids "I'm willing to do everything I can to make sure you get the best possible education that I can get you."  And really, isn't that something we'd all fight for to some degree?[/quote]

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