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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know people who taught at YY and based on what they’ve told me, I’d never send my children there. [/quote]

Would you mind elaborating what the problems are related to? Is it the way that teachers treat students, in that they’re unsupportive? Or is it related to the admin and how teachers are treated? Is it the teaching methodology? Is it related to the teachers who teach Chinese, English, math, etc.? This comment is just so general that it’s impossible to discern what the issues are and whether those are things we’re willing to deal with or not bother. I’m just trying to get a better sense as it was difficult to gauge the school culture and vibe through the limited virtual open house this winter.

FWIW, I’m not looking for a perfect school that’s top notch at teaching Chinese and all other subjects, as for something close to that I should go private or move to the burbs. I’m just trying to avoid sending my child to a school where he’s going to end up being really behind in English/writing and math. If having him attend Lee is going to get him on a better trajectory with his overall learning, then I’m okay with passing on YY’s seemingly low level of Chinese teaching and put more work on teaching him Chinese at home. We are a bilingual family and one parent one language.[/quote]

OP, there have bee several long YY threads on DCUM in just the last year, dozens in the last five years. I'd search for those threads to find answers.

The problems are fairly obvious. The same head has run the school for 13 years. She speaks Mandarin poorly, can't communicate with her Chinese teachers freely, has never worked or lived in a Chinese-speaking country, does no outreach to the DC ethnic bilingual community, and has done very little to address the problem of white kids in the school posting the lowest test scores by subgroup in the DC public school system year after year (easy to look up).

We couldn't stand the sycophant culture at YY, with parent leaders kissing up to an ineffective leader who's been in way over her head for a really long time. We also didn't like the culture of mediocrity in teaching and learning. Most of our YY pals sent their kids to BASIS virtually this year, not waiting for 6th grade at DCI. Other parents love YY, generally those in the lower grades with no real connection to China or Chinese. [/quote]

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