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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Yes I can. I bought my house IB for Oyster without taking a seat from a native Spanish speaking child. My child (who was bilingual long before entering Oyster) entered via the English dominant lottery--because he is English dominant and a non-native speaker. I could have easily lied to get my son into Oyster for PK (and saved us about $20k), but he would have taken a NATIVE speaking child's seat. His current class has a majority of students with at least one native Spanish speaking parent, and it is a much better academic experience for him as a result. [/quote]

I am 22:33. I am not arguing whether you took the seat of a native Spanish speaking child (which, FYI, mine is). I am challenging the assertion disqualifying people that buy access to good public schools. My claim is that most of us on this thread that live WOTP are doing it. Not that we are displacing Latinos, but we are assuring our kids a good school by buying expensive homes that are IB for good schools. So, yes, we are buying access to schools that those with less means have a much lesser chance of accessing. And thanks to the OA lottery, there is a significant number of FARM Latino kids getting a better education.
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But displacement is becoming an issue for native Spanish speaking kids who are also low income at Oyster.  They are being displaced by people who can afford bilingual preschools; but they cannot afford To live IB for Oyster (in other words, the regular middle class).  These people are taking a native speaker's seat, and the academic experience is worse as a result.  I have personally seen the clear benefit of having children who come from Spanish speaking homes in my child's class.  They raise the level and pace of the Spanish curriculum for all children.  They bring their culture and experiences to the class.  It is just a much better experience than having a classroom full of bilingual kids from English speaking homes.[/quote]

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