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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ Hate to brake it to you, but that standard represents an ideal that simply does not exist. I live in a Latino apartment building with immigrant families. The adults all speak Spanish. The kids still speak English. They may have been truly spanish dominant as infants and toddlers, but by preschool age, they're surprisingly English dom. I don't understand it myself, but it is what it is. Maybe Oyster should focus on attracting speakers with native fluency, regardless of how they achieved it. Clearly if some American family is resourceful enough that they're kids can pass a test checking for native fluency in Spanish, they bring something to the table- the ability to foster and support Spanish fluency. Isn't that the goal to begin with?[/quote]

However, bilingual kids who come from Spanish speaking homes (even if they prefer to speak English) bring vocabulary and cultural references/experiences that bilingual children (from English speaking homes) simply do not have in their background.  I would much rather have the bilingual child from a Spanish speaking home occupying those “Spanish dominant” seats, than a bilingual child from an English speaking home.  My child will learn much more that way.   [/quote]

How do you know what a bilingual kid from an English household has in their background? I'm Peruvian and only speak Spanish to my grandparents. My husband who learned Spanish in college uses his Spanish more than me and, I hate to say, is much better than I am. Trust me, you want your child to learn from him versus me and I'm the "native" Latina. See what happens when you stereotype? You misjudge. Be careful with that.[/quote]

I stand by what I said.  I don’t want my child to learn Spanish from your husband at all—I don’t care how good his college-learned Spanish is now.  And I don’t want my child to learn from you either since your Spanish is, admittedly, not as good as your husband’s Spanish.  I would PREFER for MY child to (ideally) attend school with the children (occupying those Spanish-dominant seats) of two native Spanish speaking parents who speak the language well.  That is not what my child is currently receiving at Oyster, but that is my preference.  I don’t know if my ideal can/will be achieved, but there is room for improvement and it’s within the principal’s grasp if she is truly willing to improve the school.   [/quote]

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