Sela in the Post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it’s like sports? Good to learn as in good for you, but none of us really get to run or pole vault for our dinner these days.

Bump...is that your best analogy?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tired of hearing people criticize Sela because they don't like Hebrew.
The founders got their act together, wrote an application to the Charter school board and got in.
It benefits lots of kids (majority AA) who would not have the benefit of another language otherwise (proven benefits for brain development).

And please, spare me the argument of "nobody speaks Hebrew".
Latin is a dead language but that does not disturb anyone --
Another language is another language is another language ...

This is totally crazy. Another language is NOT another language etc! Latin is the very root of almost all of English as well as the other related languages. That is its usefulness.

First off, most words used day to day in English are germanic. Secondly, the vast majority of Latin derived vocabulary in English came via Norman French, so to understand the roots of English you're better off learning French, which as an added bonus is actually used by tens of millions of people around the world.

Latin is important because of its role in the history of western culture. Hebrew has similar importance.

No, Latin also helps you learn other languages ie French, Spanish, Italian, and English.

[Anonymous]

Hebrew helps you learn Arabic, Amharic, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hebrew helps you learn Arabic, Amharic, etc.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hebrew helps you learn Arabic, Amharic, etc.

Thank you!

Or you can just start your child's bilingual journey with Arabic. That seems much smarter and more efficient.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hebrew helps you learn Arabic, Amharic, etc.

Thank you!

Or you can just start your child's bilingual journey with Arabic. That seems much smarter and more efficient.

And a very wide application. Where is the Arabic charter?

Also, do not think that the Hebrew in Sela is pitched as a road to learn Arabic and Amharic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hebrew helps you learn Arabic, Amharic, etc.

Thank you!

Or you can just start your child's bilingual journey with Arabic. That seems much smarter and more efficient.

And a very wide application. Where is the Arabic charter?

Also, do not think that the Hebrew in Sela is pitched as a road to learn Arabic and Amharic.

Yep - it clearly is. Read their charter app.

[Anonymous]

A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
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Ummm it is a public charter school not a private.

So yeah I care whether it is a good use of public funds and to me it appears not to be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
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Ummm it is a public charter school not a private.

So yeah I care whether it is a good use of public funds and to me it appears not to be.

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Some people would prefer AA children study in drill academies, with no music, art, foreign languages, where focus is on children walking silently through halls, single-file...In the best light, your critique is privileged paternalism - which is nefarious in its own right. It’s not an especially good use of my tax dollars to support pre-k 3 for rich white families, either. Imagine the uproar if we tried to mount that fight...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
D

Ummm it is a public charter school not a private.

So yeah I care whether it is a good use of public funds and to me it appears not to be.

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Some people would prefer AA children study in drill academies, with no music, art, foreign languages, where focus is on children walking silently through halls, single-file...In the best light, your critique is privileged paternalism - which is nefarious in its own right. It’s not an especially good use of my tax dollars to support pre-k 3 for rich white families, either. Imagine the uproar if we tried to mount that fight...

You lost me at AA.

I think dual language education is a great idea. I think it is inane to have one of the languages be a niche language that in and of itself serves no practical purpose.

Spend these funds on more Spanish immersion programs. Or Mandarin. Or French. Or Arabic. Or some language that will have practical uses.

Otherwise this program is just drills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
D

Ummm it is a public charter school not a private.

So yeah I care whether it is a good use of public funds and to me it appears not to be.

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Some people would prefer AA children study in drill academies, with no music, art, foreign languages, where focus is on children walking silently through halls, single-file...In the best light, your critique is privileged paternalism - which is nefarious in its own right. It’s not an especially good use of my tax dollars to support pre-k 3 for rich white families, either. Imagine the uproar if we tried to mount that fight...

You lost me at AA.

I think dual language education is a great idea. I think it is inane to have one of the languages be a niche language that in and of itself serves no practical purpose.

Spend these funds on more Spanish immersion programs. Or Mandarin. Or French. Or Arabic. Or some language that will have practical uses.

Otherwise this program is just drills.

+1

This school serves no purpose except to a few people in a tiny country that should really teach its citizens English anyway, alongside hebrew. Almost none of the kids in Sela will ever visit Israel anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
D

Ummm it is a public charter school not a private.

So yeah I care whether it is a good use of public funds and to me it appears not to be.

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Some people would prefer AA children study in drill academies, with no music, art, foreign languages, where focus is on children walking silently through halls, single-file...In the best light, your critique is privileged paternalism - which is nefarious in its own right. It’s not an especially good use of my tax dollars to support pre-k 3 for rich white families, either. Imagine the uproar if we tried to mount that fight...

You lost me at AA.

I think dual language education is a great idea. I think it is inane to have one of the languages be a niche language that in and of itself serves no practical purpose.

Spend these funds on more Spanish immersion programs. Or Mandarin. Or French. Or Arabic. Or some language that will have practical uses.

Otherwise this program is just drills.

+1

This school serves no purpose except to a few people in a tiny country that should really teach its citizens English anyway, alongside hebrew. Almost none of the kids in Sela will ever visit Israel anyway.

So much bigotry packed into this (poorly written) post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of negative Nancy's here! If you're not interested in this school for your child, it's simple...don't apply and please don't comment!
D

Ummm it is a public charter school not a private.

So yeah I care whether it is a good use of public funds and to me it appears not to be.

.

Some people would prefer AA children study in drill academies, with no music, art, foreign languages, where focus is on children walking silently through halls, single-file...In the best light, your critique is privileged paternalism - which is nefarious in its own right. It’s not an especially good use of my tax dollars to support pre-k 3 for rich white families, either. Imagine the uproar if we tried to mount that fight...

You lost me at AA.

I think dual language education is a great idea. I think it is inane to have one of the languages be a niche language that in and of itself serves no practical purpose.

Spend these funds on more Spanish immersion programs. Or Mandarin. Or French. Or Arabic. Or some language that will have practical uses.

Otherwise this program is just drills.

+1

This school serves no purpose except to a few people in a tiny country that should really teach its citizens English anyway, alongside hebrew. Almost none of the kids in Sela will ever visit Israel anyway.

So much bigotry packed into this (poorly written) post.

I'm not the PP but what is bigoted about the post? It is factually inaccurate that Israel should teach its citizens English - when I traveled there almost everyone I met spoke fluent English. But that is another point undermining the utility of learning Hebrew.

[Anonymous]

Wow, some really ignorant posters on here. Learning any foreign language at a young age improves cognitive development. It makes future language learning much easier. Hebrew is a very difficult language to learn at older ages, unlike Spanish and French. And Hebrew is a gateway language to Arabic. If there were an Arabic charter school in DC then great - but there's not.

And yes, everyone in Israel speaks English so do the vast majority of French, Spanish, etc.