Oyster- Adams in US News...thoughts?

[Anonymous]

http://hechingerreport.org/rising-popularity-dual-language-education-leave-latinos-behind/

"Dual language....so sexy"

[Anonymous]

Had a few kids go through Oyster- my oldest kids went to Oyster when Monica was principal. Their classes were very diverse. My youngest is a rising first grader...let's just say, not nearly as diverse under Canizales. Makes me wonder if the lottery/wait list system is rigged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had a few kids go through Oyster- my oldest kids went to Oyster when Monica was principal. Their classes were very diverse. My youngest is a rising first grader...let's just say, not nearly as diverse under Canizales. Makes me wonder if the lottery/wait list system is rigged.

Rigged for whom? Oyster is 60% Latino.

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Just because oyster Adams has more latinos in their dual language school than others doesn't mean their numbers are good. Half is still low considering that dual language programs were created to service native Spanish speakers. oyster shouldn't be in a residential neighborhood like woodley. Move it to somewhere centrally located and make it into a magnet program.

[Anonymous]

The Hechinger Report is not US News.

It's a think tank blog.

[Anonymous]

That was featured in US News
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-07-31/rising-popularity-of-dual-language-education-could-leave-latinos-behind

Happy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because oyster Adams has more latinos in their dual language school than others doesn't mean their numbers are good. Half is still low considering that dual language programs were created to service native Spanish speakers. oyster shouldn't be in a residential neighborhood like woodley. Move it to somewhere centrally located and make it into a magnet program.

Um, 60% is more than half genius. Sorry (not sorry) to break it to you, but Oyster is staying in Woodley Park. It has been a bilingual school in this neighborhood for over 40 years, and it's not going anywhere. When is this last time a WotP school was moved and turned into a citywide magnet? Exactly.

[Anonymous]

A better idea is to continue to open dual language schools, both charter and DCPS. The demand isn't going away. There's no reason to mess with programs that are successful, just keep trying to copy them.

[Anonymous]

Please, we know this data is representative of both campus. I am curious about Oysters data because we all know what happens after third grade.
And for the salty previous poster- oyster hasn't always been at 2801 Calvert Street. Talk to a teacher who has been there for 30 years and they will school you on the history and the demographic changes. dont be ashamed of your white privilege, sweetheart.

[Anonymous]

Take oyster, the teachers, the admin and it's forty year reputation and plop it in the middle of Barry Farms. Will the whites follow? HIGHLY DOUBT IT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please, we know this data is representative of both campus. I am curious about Oysters data because we all know what happens after third grade.
And for the salty previous poster- oyster hasn't always been at 2801 Calvert Street. Talk to a teacher who has been there for 30 years and they will school you on the history and the demographic changes. dont be ashamed of your white privilege, sweetheart.

You're wrong. Oyster's primary campus has been on Calvert Street for well over 40 years--even before it was bilingual. Prove me wrong, sweetheart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please, we know this data is representative of both campus. I am curious about Oysters data because we all know what happens after third grade.
And for the salty previous poster- oyster hasn't always been at 2801 Calvert Street. Talk to a teacher who has been there for 30 years and they will school you on the history and the demographic changes. dont be ashamed of your white privilege, sweetheart.

What do you THINK happens after 3rd grade? Based on personal experience, and the letter that I just received from the school, I KNOW that 93% of the 5th graders have chosen to continue to Adams' middle school. The retention rate has been above 90% for the past few years. Adams also has 8th graders taking the AP Spanish exam, and some of them are scoring 4s and 5s. An Adams student also advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year to represent DCPS--despite learning in two languages at the same time.

I also KNOW that you're not an OA parent. You're just on the outside looking in; offering your ignorant opinion based on old rumors and gossip.

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Anonymous wrote:A better idea is to continue to open dual language schools, both charter and DCPS. The demand isn't going away. There's no reason to mess with programs that are successful, just keep trying to copy them.

This. While I think it's really important to look at equity issues, I wonder why the framing here wasn't about why these opportunities aren't available to more kids in general. Was interesting that there was no mention of the mayor's reduction in per-pupil spending.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, we know this data is representative of both campus. I am curious about Oysters data because we all know what happens after third grade.
And for the salty previous poster- oyster hasn't always been at 2801 Calvert Street. Talk to a teacher who has been there for 30 years and they will school you on the history and the demographic changes. dont be ashamed of your white privilege, sweetheart.

You're wrong. Oyster's primary campus has been on Calvert Street for well over 40 years--even before it was bilingual. Prove me wrong, sweetheart.

well, it was offsite during the rebuilding back in the late 90s/early 2000s, bbut yep, I know people in their 50s who went there, in Woodley Park

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, we know this data is representative of both campus. I am curious about Oysters data because we all know what happens after third grade.
And for the salty previous poster- oyster hasn't always been at 2801 Calvert Street. Talk to a teacher who has been there for 30 years and they will school you on the history and the demographic changes. dont be ashamed of your white privilege, sweetheart.

You're wrong. Oyster's primary campus has been on Calvert Street for well over 40 years--even before it was bilingual. Prove me wrong, sweetheart.

well, it was offsite during the rebuilding back in the late 90s/early 2000s, bbut yep, I know people in their 50s who went there, in Woodley Park

+1. Yeah, swing space during construction doesn't count.

Btw, a former coworker's mother grew up in Woodley Park and attended Oyster (at the original Calvert St. location) when it was English only. His mother is in her 70s.