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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]11:32 First, two caveats.  Linguist friend and her colleagues were all French (not Americans) and this was a few years' back, so YMMV.

But they were unsatisfied with the results of dual language instruction.  The claim was that the kids didn't learn as much or as well, either with respect to the second language or in other subject areas (where two languages slowed down instruction).  So you'd sacrifice math/science to get a foreign language but the foreign language acquisition wasn't that much greater than if it had been taken as a single subject.

Her take was either send the kid to full immersion in the non-native language (Rochambeau in our case) and work on English at home.  Or send the kid to the school with the best academics (according to one's own standards/kid's needs and abilities) and pursue a foreign language on the side.  We chose the latter option and looked for a school where relatively serious foreign language instruction began early.  [/quote]

WIS parent of 4 years - this is completely untrue.  We don't speak target language at home, DC is completely fluent and academics in other areas are top notch, not to mention the art and music program which are also outstanding.  [/quote]

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