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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Independent" is what people say to mean "private" when they are trying to sound less pretentious, only it sounds more snooty.

Also, to add to the Chinese language discussion. My kids are all DCPS, one at Wilson taking Chinese after 3 years of Chinese at Deal culminating in a fantastic 10 day trip to China during spring break-my kid did very well communicating in Chinese while there. Wilson teacher explained that if you get through AP Chinese at Wilson, kids can continue Chinese at AU. [/quote]

I'm afraid that won't work for us, it's too late to master the tones.  Middle school is too late to master the tones.[/quote]

No it's not.  And, every region in China has a variation in tones anyway, so they can barely understand each other.  I learned Chinese as an adult, lived there for years, and was able to communicate with the natives just fine.  It was clear that I wasn't a native speaker, but who cares if you're understood.  If your child is highly motivated to learn Chinese, rather than have it forced on him, then he can be as good as Canadian Da Shan, who sounds like a native.  His parents didn't send him to immersion.  [/quote]

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