DC Charter Schools

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Nah. Just really tired of the myth of Rhee with her broom. Have seen this story occurring at so many of the city's few, viable public 'jewels'. I wish she had a formula to raise low low performers but also reward the top-performers by letting them do their thing (which may not be perfect, but obviously was working somewhat). I am angry that a beautiful school like Oyster is sliding down down, and I think it is a case study for Rhee's general banal push towards mediocrity.

Your repeated posting of essentially the same message is not an appropriate use of the forums. You are welcome to join a discussion and express your views. However, you must have posted close to 30 messages yesterday slamming Rhee and Oyster while praising Washington Latin. Today, I see you have posted 17 messages already. I will be removing most of them because you are essentially spamming the forums. Also, following up your own post as if you are another person is what we call being a "sock puppet".

The forums are not a place for you to pursue your own agenda in this manner. You are making both Washington Latin supporters and Rhee opponents look bad.

[Anonymous]

Thanks jsteele. I had noticed a similarity to a bunch of posts today!

[Anonymous]

Ouch scolded. This is just my inexperience with your site. I actually don't spend a lot of time online normally, and was fascinated by the diversity of opinions on your site. I searched for topics that interest me, and responded to different threads on these topics that I am interested in with consistent opinions. It is certainly not my intention to make anyone look good or bad, and (except for Rhee and her broom) there are very few persons who discuss children's issues that I don't give the benefit of doubt to have good intentions. Feel free to delete this and all my posts.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Ouch scolded. This is just my inexperience with your site. I actually don't spend a lot of time online normally, and was fascinated by the diversity of opinions on your site. I searched for topics that interest me, and responded to different threads on these topics that I am interested in with consistent opinions. It is certainly not my intention to make anyone look good or bad, and (except for Rhee and her broom) there are very few persons who discuss children's issues that I don't give the benefit of doubt to have good intentions. Feel free to delete this and all my posts.

As I said, you are welcome to join the discussion and express your views. I welcome seeing Rhee held up to greater scrutiny. But, just stick to current topics (or start a new one) rather than posting the same message in so many old threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excel academy- a new charter-- seems to have a really strong social and academic charter. I attended an open-house and was very impressed.

My daughter attends this school, and we are very happy with it. Actually- if I was given a full scholarship to any of the private schools in the area for my DD, I would decline to stay at this school.

[Anonymous]

Nice sentiment, PP. Would you care to elaborate? What specifically do you like? And why? What would you change or improve?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice sentiment, PP. Would you care to elaborate? What specifically do you like? And why? What would you change or improve?

My daughter has wonderful teachers- they are firm but very kind and expectations are very clear to each of the girls. they integrate visual, auditory and haptic learning in teaching (for example, in teaching the alphabet and sounds- the girls see the letter, sing and hear the letter and the sound it makes and move their arms (or body) to represent the letter. It is a very accelerated curriculum, but the learning seems to be fun- and my daughter loves it. The principle is very good- a wonderful leader, It is still a new school, so it has had growing pains...but the leadership seems to be committed to setting up systems so that the mission and vision they have can be sustained.