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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the most backward town ever. People are mad that a top private wants to open a charter school in a world where chapter applicants are numbering in to the 100s. Really? [/quote]

1. No one's angry.

2. It's not Sidwell that wants to open a charter school. It's former Sidwell associates--a former student, teacher...

I think the founders are optimistically naive. While the arts and foreign languages are great assets to any child's education, it is not the only thing separating the DCPS student from that at Sidwell. Sidwell students walk in the door ready for the strong curriculum and with a few years of music and the arts already under their belts. They're reading on grade-level (if not above) and are ready to be challenged. Don't even get me started on the support and examples they have at home.

Our DCPS student will walk into the door with SEVERE deficits. They'll need to be brought up to grade level. They'll have to teach the kids how to read before they can ask them to question what the hell it is that was read.

If they could cherry-pick their students, they might have a chance. But they won't have the luxury. How will those Chinese classes go over for the kid who's absent more than present?

I love the idea of the school, but believe these founders either a) didn't think this completely through or b)haven't visited DCPS schools to take a look at the students they'll be getting.

Flubbing--or simply lying about?--the letters of support was a HUGE NO NO! That terrible move, along with being completely clueless about the population they serve would make me give this charter application a huge NO! Like, what else will they lie about after being in operation?

And where's all the money supposed to come from? Most DC schools (which operate with a much larger budget) struggle to afford librarians and teachers for core subjects. Yet these neophytes expect to have a full state of the art library, Chinese AND Spanish teacher? I'm sure they'll quickly find those 90 minutes will be needed to help kids learn to read and do basic math.[/quote]

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