Reporting almost live from the YY application line...

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. Put your Maryland resident kid into a highly sought after DC charter. Get kicked out and then goto another highly sought after DC charter?!? That takes balls and a serious sense of entitlement. Either the family moves to DC or they should be paying tuition.

Don't worry. The only public DC school she was interested in is Yu Ying. She has a well-known Chinese voice and isn't interested in any school that doesn't take Chinese seriously. I've heard she's at a high-profile private, and I hope she, and her child, and the family in general are happy there. The school is lucky to have them.

NP. There's another school that teaches Chinese and not in a once or twice a week enrichment class for younger kids? Please share. Would love to know the school if we don't get into YY. Thanks!

WIS. ~30K per year. Bilingual programs in Spanish, French, and Dutch in the elementary years. Chinese is an option for middle school. The aforementioned parent is professionally recognized for her Mandarin, her child won't get to officially study Chinese until 6th grade, but the at-home instruction will be top-notch. Her expertise is unfortunately lost to both the Yu Ying community and the WIS community (which doesn't value Chinese highly enough to offer it in the elementary grades).

http://www.wis.edu/admissions/language-options-and-requirements/index.aspx

[Anonymous]

Looks like if YY did not favor such a "well known Chinese voice", the chances of them giving preference and gaming the system to anyone else is just about nil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree. Put your Maryland resident kid into a highly sought after DC charter. Get kicked out and then goto another highly sought after DC charter?!? That takes balls and a serious sense of entitlement. Either the family moves to DC or they should be paying tuition.

Don't worry. The only public DC school she was interested in is Yu Ying. She has a well-known Chinese voice and isn't interested in any school that doesn't take Chinese seriously. I've heard she's at a high-profile private, and I hope she, and her child, and the family in general are happy there. The school is lucky to have them.

NP. There's another school that teaches Chinese and not in a once or twice a week enrichment class for younger kids? Please share. Would love to know the school if we don't get into YY. Thanks!

WIS. ~30K per year. Bilingual programs in Spanish, French, and Dutch in the elementary years. Chinese is an option for middle school. The aforementioned parent is professionally recognized for her Mandarin, her child won't get to officially study Chinese until 6th grade, but the at-home instruction will be top-notch. Her expertise is unfortunately lost to both the Yu Ying community and the WIS community (which doesn't value Chinese highly enough to offer it in the elementary grades).

http://www.wis.edu/admissions/language-options-and-requirements/index.aspx

She could have become a DC resident and stayed at Yu Ying!

[Anonymous]

They chased her down when she started to question the quality of the overall Chinese program at YY.

It's a shame because she could have actually helped them make a great school. It's pretty funny to hear the older students "speak" Chinese DC-style.

[Anonymous]

Chinese with a blackcent you mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They chased her down when she started to question the quality of the overall Chinese program at YY.

It's a shame because she could have actually helped them make a great school. It's pretty funny to hear the older students "speak" Chinese DC-style.

The jealousy about this school has become so overt as to be ridiculous.


No-one should be allowed to game the system! Non-residents should not be allowed!

True! So, when YY recognizes a problem and removes one of the best-known Mandarin voices in the market from the community...


They chased her down! She could have helped them make a great school! Now the oldest class (aka the most AA class) has a Chinese "blaccent!"


Make up your minds, get over your envy, seek therapy for the self-loathing, get a prescription for anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, or tranquilizers... just get some help!

Yu Ying will continue to grow and thrive without you. Your family will not - and you've gone around the bend.

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We moved to DC specifically for Yu Ying. We already owned a place in NoVA. I know another YY family that specifically came to DC for Yu Ying, I'm sure there are several others.

YY is a great school. Bilingual education is a great gift to our kids. For the others out there -- yes, there are other great schools in DC, and no, YY is not everything for everybody. But for the vast majority of its families, YY is a great school.

[Anonymous]

^^ Agreed. Great school with beautiful facilities. The current K grew from 107 kids in preK to 114 kids in K. Looks like no one is pulling their kid for another DC school since YY found a permanent location. Their retention rate is only getting better and the school is growing out of their growing pains and have very happy families.

[Anonymous]

^^^
Agree 100%. Great school. Very dedicated teachers. Involved parents. I understand how people would move from NoVa to DC for this school...

[Anonymous]

LOL. Nice try boosters.

Anonymous wrote:^^^
Agree 100%. Great school. Very dedicated teachers. Involved parents. I understand how people would move from NoVa to DC for this school...

[Anonymous]

20:40 here. I'm a parent with a kid in K at YY. Very happy with the school and if that makes me a "booster" so be it.

[Anonymous]

Another YY family that is very happy at the school. We are really more about the Nature Center, outdoor classrooms, and IB instruction, and are really looking forward to the treehouse classroom. All this and bilingual teaching too - it's a wonderful new model for public education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL. Nice try boosters.

What, you think there is some nefarious agenda? What on earth is wrong with saying you like your kids' school?

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Anonymous wrote:I call bullshit on all of this. Never, never has Yu Ying violated the application process and they wouldn't start now. I have seen the administration stand up to people trying to worm their way in who pulled in some heavy artillery. They even booted out a premier Chinese parent who brought a lot of good attention to the school when they found out she was gaming residency status. Just because someone is trying to get in doesn't mean the administration will let them. If you think you have a case, move forward. But watch the slander.

She was a great addition to the community, too. It was a pity to see her go, but I had no idea she didn't live in DC. I wish she had moved in from MoCo so that we could have kept her, but the law is the law and I'm glad the school hews to it without reservation.

This is true. The child's mother told me herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They did add a 3rd grader to the 2/3 class the year that class was the highest. Pretended he was a 2nd grader, I suppose. All 2nd graders who had applied were admitted, the class was still undersubscribed and a student who had studied Chinese elsewhere was granted entrance. Problem is that there are no 3rd grade admissions allowed, no other students were accepted for 3rd, no slots were advertised, no lottery was held, etc.

Actually the child was tutored by the lady that was botoed out for not living in DC. You do not have to believe me but it is true.
Actually, the principal did not live in DC the 1st year the school opened. she use to have MD tags, once she became principal, her tags changed to DC.