Having 2 daughters in French Immersion, I agree with everyone this author says, however the more concerning aspect here, is how increasingly more and more parents are turning to tutoring centres to ensure their kids learn their basic facts.  This is deepening the ever widening rift in our 2 tier public education system, and it needs to be acknowledged.  Why aren't education ministries looking into this tutoring phenomenon?  Why are they ignoring best practices when it comes to ensuring what children need to know...at the ELEMENTARY level?  Teacher's are not to blame here; blame those running the system, and ALL taxpayers need to demand accountability about these blatant failures our education leaders have created.