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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All this talk about the classes do not have enough native Spanish speaking kids.  My concern, as a highly educated Hispanic, is that the majority of Hispanic kids in these programs are from very poor families, and the parents are illiterate in Spanish.  They speak Spanish, but not well.  Their spelling, in particular, is grammatically wrong.  I want my kids to keep their Spanish, but I am concerned that the other kids will bring the overall learning in the classroom down.  Not to mention that these kids are learning English for the first time.  I saw this at Powell, for example.[/quote]

But the teachers are there to teach them the proper way to speak the language, no? Also what school would you recommend instead? Let me guess Oyster or MV?[/quote]

I also think this is less of a concern if your child loves reading.  As they hit the upper grades, what they see in books will be the dominant influence on their vocabulary/spelling.[/quote]

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