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Anonymous wrote:Our family is interested in immersion schooling so my child will have meaningful exposure to a foreign language and gain fluency. I understand it's not uncommon that children can actually later be behind their peers in terms of English language standardized testing so I realize not every "outcome" will be a good one, but to answer your question, we want our child in a foreign language immersion program so that they csn learn another language well. I do wish this could take place at our home school.

I have heard of some refer to the opportunity in sort of an elitist way so I think I understand some of your frustration.

I suggest we keep this thread about the waitlist since there is a group of people appreciating the information sharing. And then if someone would like to continue discussing the MCPS immersion programs, that person should start a new thread.

My only experience with immersion programs are white families pushing to move their kid from their home school (that is predominantly native Spanish speakers) to another school that’s a different demographic to learn Spanish from teachers. Wouldn’t you rather your kid be immersed by native speakers? Without the longer bus ride and lack of data showing it helps your child?

DP — my kids are in French, and our home school is not majority Spanish speakers. But all the programs have native speaking children as well as newcomers. I understand your broader point about community, but I also don’t think that hearing some Spanish on the playground and after school really compares to having all the instruction be in the target language. I don’t think immersion is for every family and I certainly think it works best for everyone when the parents’ primary goals pertain to language learning. I acknowledge that this is not always the case.

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Anonymous wrote:Our family is interested in immersion schooling so my child will have meaningful exposure to a foreign language and gain fluency. I understand it's not uncommon that children can actually later be behind their peers in terms of English language standardized testing so I realize not every "outcome" will be a good one, but to answer your question, we want our child in a foreign language immersion program so that they csn learn another language well. I do wish this could take place at our home school.

I have heard of some refer to the opportunity in sort of an elitist way so I think I understand some of your frustration.

I suggest we keep this thread about the waitlist since there is a group of people appreciating the information sharing. And then if someone would like to continue discussing the MCPS immersion programs, that person should start a new thread.

My only experience with immersion programs are white families pushing to move their kid from their home school (that is predominantly native Spanish speakers) to another school that’s a different demographic to learn Spanish from teachers. Wouldn’t you rather your kid be immersed by native speakers? Without the longer bus ride and lack of data showing it helps your child?

Anonymous wrote:Our family is interested in immersion schooling so my child will have meaningful exposure to a foreign language and gain fluency. I understand it's not uncommon that children can actually later be behind their peers in terms of English language standardized testing so I realize not every "outcome" will be a good one, but to answer your question, we want our child in a foreign language immersion program so that they csn learn another language well. I do wish this could take place at our home school.

I have heard of some refer to the opportunity in sort of an elitist way so I think I understand some of your frustration.

I suggest we keep this thread about the waitlist since there is a group of people appreciating the information sharing. And then if someone would like to continue discussing the MCPS immersion programs, that person should start a new thread.

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Anonymous wrote:I ask this every time parents are in a tizzy about this on this site. What do you hope to gain with enrollment in this program? Show us the data that proves better outcomes than staying at your home school. It smacks of elitism and classicism every time you complain online about your child not getting in it waiting too long to hear back. Go to your home school and do Duolingo for free at home. Then report back when your kid graduates form college to let us know how your kid fared compared to the wealthy white kids demanding to get bussed to another school to learn a language that was native to the majority of their home school population. Gross!

This is a weird take. What do you mean by “better outcomes?” Most people trying to get their kids in an immersion program do so because they want their children to become fluent in a foreign language.

DP. I agree. Most of us parents probably started learning a second language in MS and cannot call ourselves fluent by any stretch of the imagination, even after taking the language to the 4th or 5th year, and despite hoping to be fluent.

I appreciate MCPS immersion as giving students the opportunity to be more fluent.

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Anonymous wrote:I ask this every time parents are in a tizzy about this on this site. What do you hope to gain with enrollment in this program? Show us the data that proves better outcomes than staying at your home school. It smacks of elitism and classicism every time you complain online about your child not getting in it waiting too long to hear back. Go to your home school and do Duolingo for free at home. Then report back when your kid graduates form college to let us know how your kid fared compared to the wealthy white kids demanding to get bussed to another school to learn a language that was native to the majority of their home school population. Gross!

This is a weird take. What do you mean by “better outcomes?” Most people trying to get their kids in an immersion program do so because they want their children to become fluent in a foreign language.

Anonymous wrote:I ask this every time parents are in a tizzy about this on this site. What do you hope to gain with enrollment in this program? Show us the data that proves better outcomes than staying at your home school. It smacks of elitism and classicism every time you complain online about your child not getting in it waiting too long to hear back. Go to your home school and do Duolingo for free at home. Then report back when your kid graduates form college to let us know how your kid fared compared to the wealthy white kids demanding to get bussed to another school to learn a language that was native to the majority of their home school population. Gross!

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Anonymous wrote:I ask this every time parents are in a tizzy about this on this site. What do you hope to gain with enrollment in this program? Show us the data that proves better outcomes than staying at your home school. It smacks of elitism and classicism every time you complain online about your child not getting in it waiting too long to hear back. Go to your home school and do Duolingo for free at home. Then report back when your kid graduates form college to let us know how your kid fared compared to the wealthy white kids demanding to get bussed to another school to learn a language that was native to the majority of their home school population. Gross!

Wow...most parents just want the best for their children, and for some families that may be learning another language. Perhaps you should consider that multilingualism is something all parents should want whether your child is a native English speaker or a native speaker of another language. I wish all home schools offered language exposure whether it's through an immersion program, dual language program, or even a language as a special like art/music, but they don't. So when I found out about the immersion program, I figured why not enter the lottery. It has nothing to do with elitism. In the US, unlike many other countries in the world, schools don't teach other languages in elementary school making it harder for English speakers to ultimately be multilingual, which is a real shame.

Not sure why you needed to chime in with such a nasty comment.

Anonymous wrote:I ask this every time parents are in a tizzy about this on this site. What do you hope to gain with enrollment in this program? Show us the data that proves better outcomes than staying at your home school. It smacks of elitism and classicism every time you complain online about your child not getting in it waiting too long to hear back. Go to your home school and do Duolingo for free at home. Then report back when your kid graduates form college to let us know how your kid fared compared to the wealthy white kids demanding to get bussed to another school to learn a language that was native to the majority of their home school population. Gross!

Anonymous wrote:I found that calling was more effective than emailing. But I also don't want to annoy them so I'll call just one more time before school starts. In the meantime, I appreciate the updates people have been sharing here.

Anonymous wrote:Is there a point in time when all parents will receive an email with an update on their place on he waitlist? Or is the we received the last one that we'll get, and they only contact you if there is a spot available for you?