What do you think about a Japanese Immersion Public Charter in Ward 7?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Japanese is the one of the least accessible languages in Washington DC. There are no language immersion programs east of the Anacostia River. I would love to see this happen.
Give me your opinions.

Why? Answer that first and I'll give you my opinion.

I am a charter operator trying to how many gentrifiers would come to my low rent charter if I had some exotic angle?

Why ask? You have some data - look at the enrollment rates at the Hebrew language charter.

Where is that enrollment information?

[Anonymous]

Other languages may be in greater demand but it is a demand that is generally filled. The Japanese demand, while smaller, is there. I think it is an underserved niche in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japanese is the one of the least accessible languages in Washington DC. There are no language immersion programs east of the Anacostia River. I would love to see this happen.
Give me your opinions.

Why? Answer that first and I'll give you my opinion.

I am a charter operator trying to how many gentrifiers would come to my low rent charter if I had some exotic angle?

Why ask? You have some data - look at the enrollment rates at the Hebrew language charter.

Where is that enrollment information?

What do you do for a living again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other languages may be in greater demand but it is a demand that is generally filled. The Japanese demand, while smaller, is there. I think it is an underserved niche in this area.

Demand that is filled meaning needs are met? Have you seen the waitlists at the Spanish immersion schools?

[Anonymous]

OP, are you willing to put in the work to make it happen?

[Anonymous]

The demand for Spanish and Mandarin far outstrip supply

[Anonymous]

Here are the posted available spaces:

http://www.myschooldc.org/find-schools/available-spaces/

Sela has 26 spaces available for PK4. I suppose you can guess enrollment from that.


I'm not sure I would say Japanese has no use. 25 years ago, I would bet Japanese would have been preferred over Mandarin. Who knows what will be needed in 15-20 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japanese is the one of the least accessible languages in Washington DC. There are no language immersion programs east of the Anacostia River. I would love to see this happen.
Give me your opinions.

I would suggest high-demand world languages first, specifically Spanish and Mandarin. Japanese is valuable, but more esoteric.

Ditto

[Anonymous]

I would much rather see Arabic and/or Farsi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other languages may be in greater demand but it is a demand that is generally filled. The Japanese demand, while smaller, is there. I think it is an underserved niche in this area.

Demand that is filled meaning needs are met? Have you seen the waitlists at the Spanish immersion schools?

Yes. They're short.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other languages may be in greater demand but it is a demand that is generally filled. The Japanese demand, while smaller, is there. I think it is an underserved niche in this area.

LAMB, YY, and MV have literally hundreds of names on their respective WLs. The demand is demonstrably nowhere near filled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Japanese is the one of the least accessible languages in Washington DC. There are no language immersion programs east of the Anacostia River. I would love to see this happen.
Give me your opinions.

Why? Answer that first and I'll give you my opinion.

I am a charter operator trying to how many gentrifiers would come to my low rent charter if I had some exotic angle?

Why ask? You have some data - look at the enrollment rates at the Hebrew language charter.

Where is that enrollment information?

What do you do for a living again?

Pretty sure she was being facetious, dear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other languages may be in greater demand but it is a demand that is generally filled. The Japanese demand, while smaller, is there. I think it is an underserved niche in this area.

I studied Japanese at GDS and lived there as a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other languages may be in greater demand but it is a demand that is generally filled. The Japanese demand, while smaller, is there. I think it is an underserved niche in this area.

LAMB, YY, and MV have literally hundreds of names on their respective WLs. The demand is demonstrably nowhere near filled.

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[Anonymous]

How will you find licensed teachers who want to work in Ward 7 and are also fluent in Japanese?