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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree the group was all wrong. [b]I, for one, am avoiding my high FARM inbounds school because it's not good enough for my child.[/b] So, I obviuosly wouldn't be interested in starting a FARM charter. Experts in the field aren't meeting their needs, so I know I'm not qualified to even pretend I could serve them with dignity and justice. I also would not play Russian roulet with my kid's education by embarking upon such a social experiment. Furthermore, I have zero tolerance for hipster protests types who pretend to care about FARM kids, but then clutch their purses and stay far away from them when they see them on the playground. So, it wasn't for me and it wasn't for anyone else. Nor did I feel obligated to whip out my resume to the self-appointed leader. So, I ignored the group after that. Things happen for a reason- we got into a great school shortly thereafter.[/quote]

Please explain this statement.[/quote]
NP. My IBs school is something like 90% FARMS. The test scores reflect that less than 20% of the children can read. I sadly pass by the school on the way to my child's charter and feel terrible for what I've personally seen. Aloof teachers (at the school I think they employ Teach for America types or something because the instructors all look young, many have a lot of tattoos and none of them are dressed professionally) who are talking on cell phones while groups of kids bully each other. There was a small group of parents that banded together to send their kids to Pre-K there and within a month one parent had transferred due to getting into an acceptable charter, another parent just pulled her kid out with no back-up and another family decided they would stay but move out of the area next year. None of the above sounds good enough for any child, mine, yours or even the children forced to attend. The city is in crisis. The charter movement, in it's strength, proves the point. Something has got to be done. I question rather random people should be allowed to start charters as part of the solution because this thread proves there are people with inappropriate motives, etc..., but I do think high quality charters are certainly part of the solution. The other part of the solution is DCPS stepping it up. There's no reason why they can't literally pick an EofP or EofR school and turn it into a high quality language immersion, French or whatever. They'll have to battle the teacher's union and instructors who would be displaced, but I think the kids are worth the fight. The time is now![/quote]

Thank you.  What you wrote makes sense.  I asked because Stokes is supposed to have 75% FARMS or something like that, and yet lots of people seem to deem it an "acceptable" school.

The city is in crisis, but what is the solution?  The public school system has been in crisis for years, the city seems more prosperous than ever, and yet there is a mad scramble every year to win the lottery of quality public education.  What can be done about this?  For one parent, maybe they are coming from a selfish place in wanting to create an immersion charter, however, the school will fill a need in the city for quality education.  They can't keep anyone out of the charter they create.  At least it would provide another option...because waiting for the DC government to do right by the children in this city isn't working.[/quote]

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