Rank Order the Best 3-5 DC Public Charters
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Anonymous
| Not a troll. Your opinion really matters. Beginning research for my daughter and I don't know where to start! |
Anonymous
| You can't do this without qualifying what you want in a school. Language? Diversity? Commute? It's really a silly question that will only incite argument and indignation on this board. |
Anonymous
| This should be good.... |
Anonymous
| Silly question? Don't answer it if you don't want to..... |
Anonymous
| Yeah..what are the Big 3 charters? |
Anonymous
| If you truly want useful information it's the WRONG question. Where do you live, does language matter to you, etc. The "best" education is one that fits for your family. If your kid lives in SE and is very interested in the arts, the answer is different than if you love in upper NW and the kid wants a football scholarship. |
Anonymous
Seriously? Go to Mr. Google and type in "DC Charter School Board". You'll get a list of every charter school in the city. Start looking up each school and take note of where it's located, the grades it serves and what special programs it might have. When you find schools that have factors that appeal to you, look up when the open houses are. Visit the school. Do a search here for posts about the schools that are of interest to you. Talk to neighbors about where their kids go to school. Ask them what they like about their school. Do your own research. Asking here for top schools doesn't count as research. |
Anonymous
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Oh come on, don't act like this hasn't been discussed 100 times. If you're asking popularity wise, here are the top 3-5 separated by language. Double check them with greatschools website and read reviews.
Language: LAMB, Yu Ying, Mundo Verde, and Stokes Non language: Two Rivers, Capital City, Inspired Teaching, Creative Minds, and Haynes |
Anonymous
+1 Totally agree with this. BTW- lighten up people. This question is quick and simple. It's easier to answer than right a soliloquy in protest of it. |
Anonymous
ES only? what about MS and HS? |
Anonymous
| Grabs the popcorn... |
Anonymous
Calm down BB (Basis Booster), the assumption is OP is looking for PS/PK. Otherwise they usually ask specifically. |
Anonymous
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Today: "Honey, on an annonymous listserv that is frequented by people with ample time on their hands and varied motives, LAMB came in with 12% of the vote! Guess we know where we're sending our darling!"
18 months from now: "well dear, we only got in to Sela. Guess we better jump on DCUM and talk it up :/" |
Anonymous
People leave all of these schools in droves for "less" hot (in the subjective, striving, and/or myopic minds of the DCUM mob) charters, DCPS, and privates all of the time. LAMB packs up to 30 kids in a classroom - some thrive in this child-driven environment, others fail. Same at all of the mentioned schools. What of Bridges? What of Shining Stars? Appletree? Bethune is changing things up and Sela is doing well (put down the guns, haters). The assumption is that Stokes is a good school for everyone (it isn't) or that IT is challenging enough for all students (also nope). "Ranking" schools is BS. Everybody's snowflake is unique, folks! |
Anonymous
Wow, that was a big assumption. |