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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I was there with Inspired Teaching for most of the day. We were busy and I had a good view of Sela's table - they were also quite busy. Neither of us were "mobbed," but both of us were very busy ALL DAY. We should all focus on building up charters, and not tearing them down. Probably less fun, but better for DC's kids in the long run. [/quote]

Im sorry, but I'm going to have to simply call BS on this.  I don't doubt you were there with IT, but I have 3 other parent friend who were there I'd mentioned the whole Sela thing to them, and when we compared notes after it was over, they all had the exact same observation: little to no traffic at the Sela table.  And 2 of them were there for the last hour, so it's not about what time.  How did you see them "quite busy" but I have yet to find another parent who was actually there who saw anyone more than a couple of lone individuals at the table ever, at all, during the whole event?

It is not "tearing down a charter" to ask that the boosters stay reality-based and don't misrepresent the facts.  Time will tell if there is real interest in Sela and if there is, good for them.  But to pretty much make stuff up about the interest just to generate more interest/rationalize the existence of the school is truly starting to have the opposite effect: it makes it more and more a school I would stay away from if that's the approach of their supporters.  (And NO, I don't just base my decision on DCUM, but since I wasn't that interested in Sela before, this repeated "mis-stating facts" definitely puts me into the "And now I won't bother to learn more" camp.)[/quote]

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