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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just go to a white school and leave everybody alone[/quote]
I understand this frustration, but it was mean-spirited. There's a sense in the Latin community that once white people show interest in something (an area, school, etc...), they quickly move in and take over. They don't complement the environment, they devour it. The more white people show interest in DC Bilingual, there is the fear that "white needs" will be demanded in place of the Latin way of doing things. All of the focus on a white oriented curriculum is one of the concerns. We've been doing things are way for a long time without any input from whites. But, all of a sudden they want our school and want to have a white oriented curriculum as well. These same whites wouldn't blink an eye is the school was crumbling at its foundation, except when they decide they want to attend. PP- I encourage you to attend the school and view how things are done. This is one of the few "authentic" immersion schools in DC. We're okay with families that want to complement our way, but not if it's truly about making the school white with tinges of "acceptable" brown.[/quote]

Previous poster, can you please explain what a "white oriented curriculum" is?  My understanding is that the mission of DC Bilingual is to provide a quality education to children in English AND SPANISH.  Period.  Did you stop to think that perhaps "white" people taking an interest in DC Bilingual (and other bilingual schools for that matter) isn't an attempt to "devour" or take over anything, but rather because the want their children to learn your language and culture?  It is unfair to accuse white people of not caring if a school is "crumbling" unless thier child attends that school.  Are whites expected to support every single charter school in the system, regardless of where their kids attend?  When was the last time that YOU supported a school in Southeast, or that your family has no relation to?  I'm sorry, but it seems to me that YOU may be the one who has a problem with skin color, not the whites that want to send their children to DC Bilingual.[/quote]

+1. And given the test scores, one wonders how great "our way" really is for the students.[/quote]

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