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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually, it’s complicated. There are students who are in the CP and students in the DP. completing the DP does not mean you earn the IB diploma. For that you have to also pass a certain number of IB assessments on top of passing the class. And they couldn’t administer the tests last year or this year so they had to earn IB credits on internal assessments which the kids didn’t know either year were the “tests that counted”. All DCI graduates last year DID earn the [b]Seal of Biliteracy”[/b] on their diplomas though, which is amazing!

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Seal of Biliteracy on their diplomas?  Whoohoo!!!!!

Give us a break.

We know a number of neighborhood kids who started at YuYing in K who are graduating from DCI this year. They certainly alren't fluent in Chinese. Not remotely. We happen to be fluent, so we know they aren't, nowhere near.
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You don’t need to be fluent.  You need to be proficient.  That is good enough for some kids and their families.

My friend is Chinese.  Her parents immigrated to this country.  She is 1st generation and you know what?  She’s not fluent either.  Reality is even kids who have native parents, it’s hard to be fluent especially in Chinese.

I’m Vietnamese, came here when I was 4.  Far from fluent.

Both of our parents only speak in our native language to us too.

People have different experiences, expectations, and resources and it’s sad that you have to put these kids down.
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