DCPCS.

Mostly yes, it's not a serious immersion program even within the constraints of DCPC. But because YY does what it sets out to do pretty well, detractors like the parent who identifies weak administration and teaching across the board 4-5 years in are rare. You go, parent.

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

This is also way off topic. We really don't care. Thanks, Michigan, get off my thread

-- OP

I wouldn’t be clamoring to take credit for this s—show of a thread.

+1

Would take the administration at my kids’ charter any day over “those parents” who complain about poor communication because they can’t be bothered to read the handbook or calendar.

How about those who complain about poor communication because they can't read the handbook or calendar because it's only in English and they read the language of immersion of the school, not English?

Welcome to YY.

YY boosters have argued this one before - not worth the translation outlays when hardly any of the YY families (may one or two) are in this situation.

The boosters can't see the forest for the trees on the social, cultural or ethical dimensions of immersion.

YY is just another way for high SES folks to get away from the poors

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

This is also way off topic. We really don't care. Thanks, Michigan, get off my thread

-- OP

I wouldn’t be clamoring to take credit for this s—show of a thread.

+1

Would take the administration at my kids’ charter any day over “those parents” who complain about poor communication because they can’t be bothered to read the handbook or calendar.

How about those who complain about poor communication because they can't read the handbook or calendar because it's only in English and they read the language of immersion of the school, not English?

Welcome to YY.

YY boosters have argued this one before - not worth the translation outlays when hardly any of the YY families (may one or two) are in this situation.

The boosters can't see the forest for the trees on the social, cultural or ethical dimensions of immersion.

NP. We bailed on DCI from Capitol Hill after 6th grade not because admins were't responsive, but because the commute was too long and too much hassle for what we got.

We certainly didn't get enough rigor (including in "honors" classes in DD's target language and math) for an academically advanced student. There were just too many low-performing classmates, including high SES classmates. We homeschooled for 7th grade and had a good experience. Have not made up our minds about 8th grade.

Don't pretend, people. There's trouble in paradise.

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

This is also way off topic. We really don't care. Thanks, Michigan, get off my thread

-- OP

I wouldn’t be clamoring to take credit for this s—show of a thread.

+1

Would take the administration at my kids’ charter any day over “those parents” who complain about poor communication because they can’t be bothered to read the handbook or calendar.

How about those who complain about poor communication because they can't read the handbook or calendar because it's only in English and they read the language of immersion of the school, not English?

Welcome to YY.

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

This is also way off topic. We really don't care. Thanks, Michigan, get off my thread

-- OP

I wouldn’t be clamoring to take credit for this s—show of a thread.

So get off this s--show of a thread and find a more productive acdtivity. We're at YY in 2nd grade, 3 years in. We won't be back in the fall for reasons laid out here, on a thread that's damn interesting. You can be that there won't be any sort of exit interview, and that boosters will claim that we moved for job reasons alone, or that our kid couldn't hack the curriculum (both nonsense).

When admins can't s much as speak the langauge of instruction at immersion language schools, unresponsive management (both willful and inadvertent) is the predicable byproduct. But you can't point this out at YY without being seen as a spoil sport.

Being gone will feel great.

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

This is also way off topic. We really don't care. Thanks, Michigan, get off my thread

-- OP

I wouldn’t be clamoring to take credit for this s—show of a thread.

+1

Would take the administration at my kids’ charter any day over “those parents” who complain about poor communication because they can’t be bothered to read the handbook or calendar.

I hate when my mom talks about the past as if it's relevant to today's time.

And for you other folks, why don;t you go back home and raise your family? Oh I forgot, the jobs are here.

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

Our family is also from MI, Ann Arbor, and I couldn't agree more.

You're seriously trying to compare Ann Arbor to an urban school system? Try Detroit as a better comparison. Jesus H Christ. Who are these people sometimes??? Get over yourself.

The comparison between DC and other school systems is entirely relevant. As people are pointing out in this thread, DC has a plethora of inept or willfully unresponsive admins. Many other school systems are superior in this regard. It's not specifically tied to the makeup of the student body or test scores. It's about how schools respond to parental involvement and concerns.

I understand that you're angry about the problems plaguing urban schools, but these intrinsic problems don't let admins of urban schools off the hook. They contribute to the problems when they fail to engage their school communities in a productive way.

Anonymous wrote:Ann Arbor public schools per NCES

29,000 total students; 31 schools; FARMS rate ~20-25%

Demographics
4% Latino
16% Black or African American
68% White
10% Asian American
7% multiracial

These numbers actually show more diversity and a higher FARMS than at many of DC’s “top schools.”

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Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

This is also way off topic. We really don't care. Thanks, Michigan, get off my thread

-- OP

I wouldn’t be clamoring to take credit for this s—show of a thread.

Ann Arbor public schools per NCES

29,000 total students; 31 schools; FARMS rate ~20-25%

Demographics
4% Latino
16% Black or African American
68% White
10% Asian American
7% multiracial

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

Our family is also from MI, Ann Arbor, and I couldn't agree more.

You're seriously trying to compare Ann Arbor to an urban school system? Try Detroit as a better comparison. Jesus H Christ. Who are these people sometimes??? Get over yourself.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so responsive DC charters admins love to claim that their schools offer one of a kind educational experiences.

Look around the Metro area, there are good alternatives if you're determined to find and use them, and can afford to.

There aren't many, if any, truly good schools in the area. I'm from Michigan and our local school system is superior to anything this area has to offer. Agree about charters and public schools. The only schools I would consider around here are some of the top tier privates.

Our family is also from MI, Ann Arbor, and I couldn't agree more.

You're seriously trying to compare Ann Arbor to an urban school system? Try Detroit as a better comparison. Jesus H Christ. Who are these people sometimes??? Get over yourself.