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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, 15:21.

I read the follow-up from OP that pissed you off as "here is how things should work in a perfect world."

The rants that followed made me wonder how much some  parents hate the lower SES families that won the charter school lottery.[/quote]

Believe me, they are boiling.  It's probably the only time that most of those families think of lower SES families at all.  The comments made here that show such utter ignorance... or total disregard... on the impact on access to these school spots is disgusting.  It's par for the course, and hardly new, but it's still disgusting.

I really love the one though who thinks you're only innovative or progressive if you oppose the strict random access.  But that is also very status quo, this attitude of "I'm used to things working for me, or being able to buy/strategize my way through what doesn't work for me.  I don't like this, it's old, stagnant, not forward-thinking because it doesn't serve ME!"

Believe me I understand and also value the benefit of native speakers in an immersion or bilingual school.  It's an incredible asset, it enhances everyone's experience.  But with everything, you have to weigh the costs with the benefits, and the bottom line is that enough people in DC can start sending their kids to Mandarin daycare at 1 yr old, or hiring Mandarin speaking nannies, to eventually make sure that every open slot is flled with someone who either actually grew up in a Mandarin speaking household, or who has been groomed from year 1 to gain entry into a Mandarin program.  On the flipside, you have a DC public education system that was the worst in the country, but none of the people complaining now cared that it wasn't serving low SES families, because that wasn't their family and they assumed it was private or move out of DC.

Now innovative people brought good charters to DC, with a mission, and now that everyone wants those schools, "To hell with the mission!"

Yup, your point is right on.  It makes people most livid that they have no control (it was maddening for me too, but I understood why and I didn't try to overturn it even after getting shut out 2 years from the schools we wanted).  But for some, the fact that no only did they NOT get in, but someone who doesn't own a car and who doesn't look like their neighbors got it instead... yeah, that brings the hate even more.[/quote]

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