It works for us (French). I think the crucial element is the fact that neither of my kids are "language" kids (they're mathy - is that a word? lol) ...so they're constantly challenged (although my DD10's dictee scores this year have been excellent). My DS8 has a language processing disorder thrown in the mix as well.
What I love about language immersion is that the families tend to be very education focused. You can talk about after-schooling your child and no one thinks you're strange. Also, I'm constantly hearing "she's reading novels" etc etc about the really young kids, so there's common ground as far as cognitive precocity is concerned.
And the kids are amazing. My kids' schoolmates are kind hearted, fun, clever, creative, dynamic, sometimes quirky and overall very happy. They're just... wonderful.
It's not the best choice for all families, but it works for us.
Last edited by CCN; 12/12/12 11:47 AM.
