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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just ignore the hate, pp. It is weird how angry people get when a white (or black) kid learns a second language. Some of us don't have the means to hire tutors and travel to other countries. I know I don't ans neither do many of the kids in my DD's class. So I guess some of you would be happy to take away the opportunity for our kids to learn another language and give it to "someone more deserving". I can't tell if this is sour grapes or hatred or something else.[/quote]

Sorry, PP, but you've missed the point.  The DC "immersion" schools aren't set up in a manner adequately supporting language learning for families like yours.  They just pretend they are.  If you visit one of the MoCo immersion programs, you'll see what I mean.  Those programs offer intensive summer immersion programs that are means tested.  They also provide regular after-school tutoring in the target language for free.  Without a good cohort of native speaking peers, the kids whose families don't speak the language and can't afford tutors, au pairs, foreign travel etc. are at a real disadvantage in picking up the language because they aren't getting exposure on the playground, in the hallways, the cafeteria etc.  The system basically sucks because it favors affluent families in a big way.[/quote]

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