I also wanted to talk about the age at which young people should start immersion school.
When there were changes to the age, I must admit that the people of New Brunswick were disappointed. Even the anglophones were disappointed. I would have never thought that 350 anglophones would protest outside the Legislative Assembly in Fredericton and say that they wanted to learn French. When the provincial government said that the program would start in grade 5, parents showed their opposition to this measure. Finally, the government brought it down to grade 3. However, experts say that the younger you start, the better it is.
You are experts. You do not want to talk on behalf of your institutions, but I would like to hear what you have to say as individuals. You are teachers. At what age and grade do you think immersion should start?