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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You think this is a... bad thing for your English-speaking kids?  I've been half-tempted to move to get mine into a dual immersion program.  Learning a language and becoming bilingual is such an amazing life skill!  (And to get to do it in your own neighborhood school rather than being bussed to some far-away immersion program with kids who are scattered all over the place!  And to not have to feel bad about scooping up the bilingual teachers for English-speaking kids but instead knowing Spanish-speaking kids get to benefit too!)[/quote]

My English speaking child can’t read or write on par with MCPS standards. Any second language will just make things worse. [/quote]

This.  My DS is in an immersion program and doing fine.  But learning a 2nd language is not worth it if your kid is struggling in English because the amount of time spend on ELA instruction is significantly less, up to 50% less.
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Learning to read and write is a basic essential[/b].  Learning Spanish is not.  If my kid was struggling in English at all, I would pull him out of immersion.[/quote]

This.  Especially as the translating software gets even better and better.  No way your kid will learn every language out there, and it’s so easy to use Google Translate or Say Hi, that being bilingual will be less of a draw in the coming decades.

However, Learning solid Math and Writing skills (in English) will always be necessary.  [/quote]

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