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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our ES has had several students  from upper middle class, professional families immigrate over the summer in the past and arrive speaking nothing but Chinese, Russian, or Korean. There are some other students that speak these languages and sometimes yes, the teacher will ask them to translate important directions or questions for the student so they aren't totally lost. This usually lasts about a third of the school year, then they stop needing it, and by a year later they are on or above grade level and you can't tell they ever didn't speak English. So no, this phenomenon is not just an "illegal immigrant" (code: poor Hispanic) thing. Children's brains have an amazing capacity for language. [/quote]

+1. My kid’s class has a diplomat’s kid from Japan who barely speaks any English.  Is that acceptable to the oP because it’s not Spanish? I’m sure in two months that kid will be keeping up just fine in English [/quote]

Asian ESOL students average less than a year in ESOL. The average Hispanic ESOL is 3.5 years. Big difference. Asian families value education. [/quote]

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