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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
So they would be providing, say math instruction in Hebrew? Don't get me wrong, there is nothing inherently wrong with learning Hebrew, but with limited resources, shouldn't the focus be on World Languages? The two functional languages of the UN are English and French, and the other 4 official languages are Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, and Russian. Perhaps these should be the focus of the school?

This sounds logical, but in the real world, DC's charters are set up by people with the passion and skills to do the job. So while the organizers of DCI may wlagree that Arabic is more useful than Hebrew, as long as there's no Arabic elementary charter, and as long as DCI feels the need for more feeders/partners, Hebrew could be what's offered.[/quote]

This is very true, sadly.

I'm Jewish and a fluent Modern Hebrew speaker and, frankly, I'm ashamed that the sole reason Sela was granted a charter is because they had a dedicated group of people with the passion to craft an application that can get approved because DC charter school board doesn't bother to ask whether an eligible charter actually serves the children of DC. Fact is, there is no reason under the sun why anyone needs Hebrew immersion. Hell, there are only 7m people, tops, you speak the language and they are very clearly serviced by enrichment programs that do not command public money.

This is the single greatest failure of the DC Charter Board. They don't care, at all, for the needs of the present population, the ones they are supposed to serve and for whose needs they exist. They care about a narrow list of things. Greater real estate. More money. Create a private school at public school.

Truly disgusting.

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