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By: Why Bilingualism Will Have to Wait | SpanglishBaby™

Why Bilingualism Will Have to Wait | SpanglishBaby™ — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:01:58 +0000

[...] to get drawn for our second choice bilingual program, and waitlisted for our first. However, as I’ve shared in earlier posts, we have concerns about the traditional pedagogy at both of these schools and after a lot of [...]

By: Heidy

Heidy — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:37:49 +0000

Elise,
We must live in the same area because San Rafeal Elementary school is the only school in our district with a dual immersion program. I’m assuming that the charter schools you are referring to are Aveson and Odyssey. I face the same issues in our neighborhood but my son will turn 3 in March so I’m looking into bilingual preschool. I have not found any except for San Rafeal as they offer preschool in Spanish, but you are right they are strict as compared to traditional English preschools. I’m curious what preschool was your daughter in? It’s something I would consider if the teachers and staff speak Spanish through out the day. I’d like to keep in touch considering we face the same issues in the same neighborhood.

By: Sometimes Spanish Does Not Come First | SpanglishBaby™

Sometimes Spanish Does Not Come First | SpanglishBaby™ — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:29:05 +0000

[...] I have seen posts by our SpanglishBaby familia about whether or not a Spanish immersion program is the right fit for their child. Well, interestingly, it is a topic that has been something my [...]

By: Cheris

Cheris — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:43:53 +0000

Wow, we’re struggling with the same thing over here. Spanish immersion has been a top priority, but we didn’t have a lot of options when my oldest started kindergarten 3 years ago. So they’re in a public DL school. The Spanish aspect is working out (although it’s 50/50, not 90/10 as I would have preferred) and since I’m not a Spanish speaker, I can’t supplement too much at home. However, the “public school” cliches are really true in this case. And it is becoming increasingly clear that my daughter is really struggling with it. My son seems to love that kind of learning style, though (as I did). So we’re facing a real challenge: stay with a less-than-optimal school for the sake of DL? Or miss out on DL for the sake of an better educational fit for a struggling student?
Tough decision.

By: Sharla

Sharla — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:34:20 +0000

I know the feeling. We struggled with a similar situation. For us it’s an issue of diversity. We had to decide whether or not it was important to have our kids go to a school in an environment where they saw positive images of themselves in the books, teachers, principal…etc. We debated over other kindergarten programs that had proven to make gains. And while this school has a great reputation for reading they are not as strong in math and science. But, we balance that with the fact that they also promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s), successful (local or not) people of color on the walls and plenty of opportunities to be leaders or presenters (and we enhance math at home). We believe that having our children develop a positive identity about themselves while also having them enter a classroom where they expect diversity and high expectations is crucial to a successful start in school.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:46:21 +0000

Not sure I made since. Shes in between schools right now. Shes at a spanish immersion one now and will be moving to an english one that has a play curriculum.