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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not a coincidence that the Immersion topic is being raised for ward 7 or even ward 8.  In 10 years, ward 7 and 8 will not be the same. Big stuff is happening. Real Estate and renting is less expensive, Saint Elizabeth Campus project, Skyland Towne Center, projects popping up all over Benning Road. I think that Immersion is one way to attract new families into the District. You have all these thing. Affordable homes for new families, real shopping and entertainment centers, and finally schools that have a wonderful immersion program. The city is setting the stage for new folks to move right in. I don't think Spanish is a good option. If you want to attract new people, you need something to hook them in. Japanese and Korean are good options to me. [/quote]
If this is a charter school, the fact that it's located in Ward 7 will do absolutely nothing to make it accessible to Ward 7 residents. They'd be competing in the lottery with everyone else. You're making it sound like a neighborhood school and it just isn't.

If I was looking for a house in the city, I'd be looking for actual quality schools, not something that's offering a token exotic language with no real use. [/quote]

Exactly, set up your school on your own dime and locate it wherever you want and good luck to you. A city public funded charter school that offers a language few people have requested in the community at large, that few teachers speak fluently and can also teach the content in, and that the founder does not even speak or has expressed that they've even got a passion for Japanese language and culture - this is just something plucked from the air. Set up a Japanese club and see how successful that is first.  [/quote]

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