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Reply to "Entering Oyster as Spanish-dominant -- Spanish proficiency test?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The lottery isn't meant to touch the "culture" issue. It's meant to keep the programs balanced between the number of kids who come in with Spanish and English. Period[/quote] I believe there is a important and crucial difference between the rules of the lottery and the consequences of the lottery. The rules are clear: language dominance is not linked to ethnicity, race or culture. Period The consequences are much deeper and go beyond balancing the number of kids that arrive as Spanish or English dominant. They make the school culturally, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse. This is part of the OA's goals, as you can read on its website: "To foster true bilingualism, bi-literacy and bi-culturalism, the Oyster-Adams’ student population also strives to be 50% Spanish dominant and 50% English dominant." [/quote]
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