Washington Yu Ying feedback

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry. I think it was the Principal, not the ED.

Anonymous wrote:PP, I met the ED at a recruitment fair and I was surprised at how rude she was too. I thought she was overwhelmed by the number of parents she had to speak with.

[Anonymous]

The principal is a very sweet and beautiful person, so unless something terrifically strange was happening I'd be very surprised if it were her. (The principal is AA and the ED is white if that helps determine who it was.)

[Anonymous]

I think both the principal and ED are wonderful people, and Yu Ying is lucky to have them. I think one dynamic to be aware of is that many of the leaders and teachers of Yu Ying are also parents at the school. When there are school wide events (auction, dance, spring day, etc.) and it is outside of the regular "work day", I personally try to not ask questions about the school or my child, etc--I think of them as fellow parents at those events and try to let them enjoy that role instead of their school administration role. It sounds like the new parent with two kids coming to Yu Ying this year had two negative experiences, but as others mentioned, what will matter during your day to day interactions with the school year are your children's teachers, principal, and front office staff.

[Anonymous]

I am shocked to read this. We took a chance on the school two years ago, largely based on the presentations made by the Director (and that we were interested in our children becoming fluent in Mandarin). We had a pretty good DCPS option and entrusting our child's education to a brand new charter was kind of scary.

Over the two years we have been at the school my respect for the Director has only grown. I haven't been to any of the information sessions since the school has opened, but I attend most PA meetings and I have always found her warm and engaging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I also had an unpleasant (truthfully rude) experience with the ED. I have two kids that will be attending Yu Ying in the fall. I meet her at an open house this past spring and was surprised to see how uninterested she was in a new parent and his children. This was a fundraising event put on by the kids and the teachers, so her excuse was that she was not in a position to answer any questions about the school. She was there to participate and assist in the fundraiser only. In my first encounter with her, I thought I must have misunderstood and gave her the benefit of the doubt. So, I approached her a second time at the same event to explain that I was in fact a new parent and wanted to simply introduce myself. I also told her that I thought the encounter seemed rude. Instead of Mary having the slightest apologetic posture she instead made it my issue. Stating again that she did not have time to speak with me and that I should schedule time to speak with "someone at the school". I was quite put off. I later observed Mary interact with parents (who I assume she already knew) at the same event. I'm initially left thinking what was it about me that would cause such a negative response from her. However, I soon came to the conclusion that she was infact just a rude individual and the posts on this site have confirmed my suspicion. I have read people say that it has not been their experience, but once and now twice is too many times. I have no ax to grind here, I don't know her and I am new to the school. I will say this, I am not of fan of the Yu Ying ED and if her treatment is representative of how me and my kids should expect to be treated, i am not sure I will want them to attend for very long.

Wow, I find this very hard to believe. I'm not accusing you of lying, but I simply cannot imagine this being anything other than a misunderstanding or two unfortunate but isolated events. I cannot accept any other explanation. I think Mary is one of the hardest-working people I know and I'm glad that my children will be in her school. I have great confidence in her abilities and I admire her as a person. I also think she's very down to earth and genuinely nice. If you do end up choosing the school, I believe that you will very shortly find yourself revising this opinion. If you do not choose the school, then I wish you good luck wherever you go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spanish can be learned in H.S. or college, but by then it's too late for Mandarin.

I'm glad you're happy with your school, but this statement is false. It may be harder, yes, but you can still gain fluency if you start in college.

Well, maybe if you're going to college in China.