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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a tutor! This is the delusional DC immersion charter mentality in a nutshell.

We have a tutor, so the kid speaks the language well. Never mind the fact that we know little about this language and culture and don't have ethnic friends or neighbors who speak this language with our child. We deny that the kid needs a Chinese-speaking adult in the home or bilingual peers to speak this language.

Totally ridiculous.[/quote]

Oh, for the love of all things. Don’t let your own agenda get in the way of facts. I assume you are responding to me, though I never said anything about my child’s proficiency. We do have Chinese-speaking friends, in fact, one of my dearest friends and oldest colleagues is Chinese and I have been to China many times for work. I have taken my kid with me twice with this friend, since our children are friends. She is the one who hooked us up with our tutor, as she is very involved with a heritage school in Rockville (her kids are MCPS). I know my kid speaks okay, not great, Chinese. We are not sure if we will continue with DCI as my kid has other strengths and we have always planned on private school for HS.

However, I have zero regrets about YY—as I mentioned before it’s a great little school and has given us a wonderful education. Sometimes elementary school is just elementary school, you know? It’s not necessary to freak out too much.

PS my friend has some very funny insights into the Chinese community and the entrenched hatred toward YY that I do not have permission to share. Suffice it to say that I am not in any way delusional. Cheers![/quote]

I don't think I'm the PP you're responding to either. Don't have permission to share, please. The Metro area bilingual Chinese community doesn't hate YY - waste of time. The way the program runs make it irrelevant to immigrants and ABCs whose families speak Chinese at home. These families focus on taking advantage of strong MoCo ES academics, especially "compacted math,"  and MS and HS Mandarin with dialect transition support. The heritage school people who've heard of YY (like us) tend to know that the program doesn't attract bilingual admins or students, but does draw a really small number of Chinese-speaking parents. They also know that YY has no interest in developing ties w/the ethnic community and their heritage programs.  Enough said.
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PP- you’re right. Parents who put their kids in Yu Ying should give back to the ethnic Chinese community here. Couldn’t agree more. [/quote]

I am one of the prior posters, and I assure you we are not blade about the language part.  Not sure why you think that from my post.  The whole reason we are in the program is that we think learning a second language is very important.  And maybe my child will someday use those skills to 'give back to the community,' as you suggest.  It's more likely than if he were not learning a language.  I really can't understand why people get upset at other's desire to learn to communicate with people outside of their native language.  Isn't it a good thing??  [/quote]

So important that you don’t bother to learn it yourself?

So important that you don’t bother giving back to the community you’re exploiting?

So important that you don’t prioritize learning the language in your life?

Nah that is total BS and you know it. Don’t be so lazy and make those changes which would actually HELP YOUR CHILD.

People like you are so blind to exploitation you think it’s your right. [/quote]

Omg, what are you talking about???  How do you know we don't do those things?  How in earth can you assume we are lazy, exploitive, not learning Spanish ourselves, etc?  Regardless, what you are saying is that unless a family can do all the things you mention, then they should not pursue a second language for their child?  And if they do so they are bad people?  That is so messed up.  You complain about exploitation but then want to insist that people stick with their native language, essentially becoming more insular.

I think it's pretty bizarre to attach such negative intentions and qualities to families who are just taking advantage of an available school opportunity.[/quote]

You’re relying on a community that is suffering. You are obligated to help. Since you yourself PP said “maybe our child will give back one day” it is clear YOU DONT.  Don’t be disingenuous, you know absolutely that you only care about bragging to others about your child’s “fluency” and have not considered once what you can do in return from a community that is giving your child so much. [/quote]

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