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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've been on the Hill since the 90s.  The parents we know at Brent who like Young are your garden-variety neighborhood high SES parents.
If you're vaguely offbeat and ask for a little flexibility to do your own thing for good reason, best of luck.  He's a very conservative leader who won't stick his neck out for a family in difficulty.

Many of us disliked the way he managed the language chance, sending the Chinese teachers packing after failing to support their work for several years, imposing Latin on us all, then racing ahead to impose Spanish on us all.  His handling of the language chance speaks to his disdain for meaningful parental involvement.  He treats his parents like a cash machine - you get no say in how things work unless you join the clubby PTA Board or are voted on the LSAT, but come under heavy pressure to pay up anyway.

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Look, the Latin idea was lame.  But the Chinese teacher, while well-meaning and nice enough was pretty ineffectual - terrible classroom management, and most of the kids did not like the class.  They seemed to learn very little (not that I expected much out of 45 minutes a week, but still).  At any rate, the principal indeed backed down on Latin (which I thought showed flexibility) and now the kids will get 45 minutes of Spanish, which I prefer (and I think was what the majority of parents voted for - so I don't see this as "impos[ing] Spanish on us all").  At least the kids are more likely to run into the language outside of school, and therefore possibly find it more intriguing/relatable.[/quote]

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