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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, a Hebrew-based school is going to be bound up in Jewish-American and U.S.Israeli politics.  Hebrew is useful for people in Israel, those who want a cultural connection to Israel and those who would use it in religious services (e.g., plan on having their kids recite from the Torah someday).

For everybody else, let's be honest, it's really random.  About as useful as Tagalog.  Maybe less.

Bilingualism is great as a concept.  But it has to be clear that bilingualism in a useful language - pick your choice from the world's top 10 or 20 languages - is better than just a bilingually-oriented brain.

I wish the Sela guys well. And it's the charter movement, so let your freak flag fly.

But what I really wish is that people were spending their efforts on making more seats available at entry grades akin to those most in demand, which in the bilingual education context are Yu Ying, LAMB, Mundo Verde, etc., which teach world languages.[/quote]

+1 Couldn't have said it better![/quote]

Thank you for the voice of reason. Let's see how long it lasts.[/quote]

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