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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think charters and more diverse school offerings are ultimately a good thing.  Yes, it divides the pie up a bit - but that in and of itself is not a bad thing.  Some kids may be a good fit for Yu Ying but not so good with Latin.  Some kids may be a good fit with Latin, but not so good with Yu Ying - and so on, and so on.  And it's not just charters, some kids are a good fit with DCPS but not as good a fit with the charters.

As I see it, it's like pizza.  Some kids like pepperoni, some don't.  Some like veggies, some just like it plain.  Some kids have a gluten allergy and can't a regular pizza.   And so on.   And many kids don't like anchovies.  So why keep putting nothing but anchovy pizza in front of them when you know full well that it won't work for many of them?[/quote]

Come on, parents put kids' names in these charter lotteries mainly to flee unappealing neighborhood schools.  Those "good fit" Yu Ying kids are often in this situation - their parents have no connection to Chinese or China (have never been and aren't going, even if they have the dough), don't hire Chinese-speaking childcare (although they could), don't have Asian friends etc.  We know all this because we're just another a ABC (American-Born Chinese) DC family feeling like ducks out of water around the Yu Ying crowd.  Our Chinese-American friends, with those "good fit" kids, have been alienated by a school that clearly doesn't welcome us, although the PA pays much lip service to the concept.   Basis won't be much different, many parents with kids who obviously can't and won't handle 8 AP classes of all races/classes will sign up.  Having taken 8 AP tests and attended an Ivy on massive financial aid I assure you that this is a no-brainer.  If you want a good fit, you have to screen kids coming in, offering the brightest low-income kids special treatment in admissions and as they progress up the grades.  The divide between DCPS and charter gets silier and sillier - it's all public money, it's all common sense.

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