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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think IT'S weird that you think people are justifying the school, by saying "people who are not Jewish will go because they are just so desperate, they don't care if their kid will learn a language they will never use." People are actually making a more sophisticated series of points:

1. the philosophy of charter schools is that they are "niche" schools within the greater DCPS system;   point taken here, ok.
2. people are drawn to charters because they tend to have smaller classes, sometimes offer safer campuses, and tend to encourage new teaching styles; agreed
3. there aren't enough Jewish children in the District to constitute a majority of the students at the new school; ok
4. there is utility in learning languages regardless of the language learned as it makes it more likely students will study additional languages in the future; True, but I still think that the value of learning Hebrew is a small fraction of the value of learning many other languages.  
5. "They" the founders of the school want to serve rank in file students in the District - and have no illusions that they will locate families committed to Hebrew immersion itself - but would be happy to have parents committed to language learning; OK - I suppose if they know that will be the case at least they will be prepared for parents who are luke-warm at best to a primary objective of the school.  
6. Many people besides Jews see the value of language learning, including the Hebrew language;  I do not believe that this is true.
7. DCPS, the charter school system, American public education in general appear to have propensity for lameness; haha - not sure what your point is here, but I generally disagree.
8. It is also lame to bitch about a school after it has been approved, while doing nothing to voice such concerns during the application process - which included multiple opportunities for public comments;  oh whatever - My stance is not so firm that I would even consider formally objecting to the school.  I think anonymous posting is perfectly valid for expressing my thoughts on the matter.
9. The Charter School Board found the Hebrew Charter School to have one of the strongest applications this year; Great - they put together a good application.  I'm not surprised.
9. Mary J. Blige and Lauryn Hill are cool; haha - Not a Lauryn Hill fan, but good point about Mary J :).
10. Ron Jeremy is Jewish; Michael Phelps, not so much. haha!!

And thanks for the grammar correction.  
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