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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh. I wish charters would branch out from the language emphasis. Languages are good but hardly the only thing that matters! Would prefer that the school focuses on instruction instead of being distracted by trying to hire native speakers.[/quote]

You say that as if doing both is impossible.  It's not.  Time will mainly tell, but the language immersion schools I'm most familiar with strive to do both really well.  We'll all see how students do as these schools are open for 10 and 15 years.[/quote]

NP here. I don't think the poster was saying that it's impossible. But everyone does not want their kid in a language immersion school. I personally did not want my child in an immersion school because said child gets bored easily, and enjoys constant change. I didn't want to risk her failing in school because she didn't enjoy the language being taught. I have no problems with my child learning a language as an add on in school (as she is). I just wouldn't want it to be the focus. I think it's great that there are different styles and opportunities of learning in the district. And I don't see one being more effective then the other. You just have to choose what's best for your child. [/quote]

Charters are specialty schools. No was "has" to attend them. Everyone gets a general neighborhood school to which they may send their kids, or they can apply OOB to other schools or move IB for another school.

If you want a charter that is not language immersion, then you can put in the 4+ years with 10-15 other people get an application together and have it approved by the charter board.[/quote]

I'm aware that charter schools are specialty schools. My daughter attends one, that is shockingly NOT immersion. Language is not the only specialty around here....[/quote]

My point is that if people want another specialty charter, then they should put in the work to start one. Clearly there are a lot of people who flock to the language immersion school (of which the newly-approved middle school is NOT one, by the way). If people want a "literature immersion" school or whatever (still don't understand what that is), then they can put the work to get founders together to make that happen. Of course, it's a ton of work, and the PCSB doesn't just approve them willy-nilly, so it actually has to be a good proposal. But I'm sick of having people on here say "we need a charter ______" as if someone else should do all the work.[/quote]

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