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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know, why Hebrew?  As languages go, it's definitely among the less useful choices out there. It's not as if DC is chock-a-block with immersion schools and they're running out of language options.[/quote]

There is a demand from many families for Hebrew immersions for their children.  Many families, enough to start a charter school, believe Hebrew is a valuable language for their children to learn.  [/quote]

That statement sounds anecdotal, not fact based.[/quote]

Not only that, but time will tell re: whether the "many" families that have this demand are or are not Jewish.  It's one thing to say "Hey, why not, any language is good if I can get a slot", but a wholly different thing to say "This is actually valuable for my child".  Barring cultural/family/geographic connection, it is hard to see how there is a critical mass of non-Jewish families that will feel that way.  Nothing in existence today demonstrates it will happen - aren't there other Hebrew charter schools in other cities in existence today?  What % of their enrollment is non-Jewish and have any of them been around long enough to show that non-Jewish families with no other ties to Hebrew "value" the language enough to keep enrollment up and continue speaking Hebrew into adulthood?[/quote]

What is the problem if, say, 90% of Sela applicants are Jewish? They got the charter approved, and I guess there's enough kids in DC who are Jewish (either American or Israelis) to make one charter school work. I am sure some charters have 90% Christian student bodies.

In my mind that's the most realistic scenario - cannot see why anyone who is not Jewish (or has significant links to Israel) would apply. But, again, I don't see the problem with that. If there was an Arabic charter, and 90% students were Muslims, well, that's life.

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