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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - Here is an example that people may understand.  SELA will be a Hebrew language charter school.  We won't be attending SELA (already at a different charter), but I think its charter is great!  There will be hundreds of applicants - many of which REALLY want their children to learn Hebrew.  Then there will be applicants who could care absolutely less about the charter of the school, but are looking for free care.  So, I don't think it's fair that a family, who doesn't care about the school/charter, takes a spot away from a family who not only loves the idea of their child learning Hebrew, but who would really support the school.  That's why I am asking people to not just take a spot if they really don't care about a charter school.

Do I really think there is anything I can do about parents taking (in my opinion) spots away from families who would really care for, nuture and support a school and the school's mission as written in its charter? No, of course not.  Can I voice my opinion on DCUM?  Yes, of course I can.   As another poster wrote, charter schools can only be great if the PARENTS of the school stand behind it and support it to the best of their abilities.  [/quote]

Haha. I applied to Yu Ying, EL Haynes, Lamb, DC Bilingual, Stokes, and Tyler Spanish Immersion for my DC.  DC got off YYs wait list, and no other.  so he is a student at YY.  It was our last choice, but only option to avoid an atrocious IB school. Nope, there was no love for acquiring the Mandarin language, but DC speaks Mandarin beautifully. Well at least according to my girlfriend born in China and raised in NY.

Oh, and it's not free daycare. I pay between $450-$510  a month for aftercare.   The families who so desperately want Hebrew for their child does not get special points in their lottery quest. [/quote]

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