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Re:The Canadian Housing Boom Fueled by China’s Billionaires by myth_drannon on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @09:13AM (#12217665)
That's not because of French language, they would try even if it had Zulu immersion. It's just that it's cheaper than private schools, but you still get good students and quality environment
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Re:The Canadian Housing Boom Fueled by China’s Billionaires by melolife on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:34AM (#12218681)
Correct. The parents that care put their children into French immersion because other like-minded parents do so and their children are high-achieving.

Any teacher will tell you that parenting is the biggest determining factor in academic achievement, and as a result French immersion is effectively the "academic stream" in the Canadian school system. It also receives additional federal funding which is not available to English programs.

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Re:The Canadian Housing Boom Fueled by China’s Billionaires by guyzero on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @01:17PM (#12219642)
A Zulu-immersion charter school is my new Toronto-based startup idea.
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Re:The Canadian Housing Boom Fueled by China’s Billionaires by mrtron on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @10:43AM (#12218237)
Exactly. The school rankings are the driver here, not french language.
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