Anonymous
Post 02/24/2019 10:50     Subject: Re:Whittle School
Note to Whittle booster. You need to be more subtle in your promotions to be effective on a board like this. Triple and quadruple exclamation points, and trotting out a former President of Yale over and over is too obvious, and makes you seem desperate and is not very savvy.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2019 09:30     Subject: Whittle School
And to 8:03 I am just curious as to what the pitch is that one would be willing to the the first to step into a brand new school with zero track record and Whttle's spotty track record, when given other options in the city and region.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2019 08:17     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure I’ve seen a ton of ugliness in these comments. People are interested in discussing independent schools by virtue of the fact that they are on this board. From there, when a school that is for-profit (somewhat revolutionary) describes itself as revolutionary, it warrants discussion. From there, when the school is promoting itself like a timeshare in an upscale mall, people talk. And then there is the matter of obvious paid/shill posts on this board using language that no enthusiastic but new parent would use. So it’s not ugly. It’s a bit of trust but verify, skepticism and cynicism that is well deserved for a very expensive, unproven school with a ton of flash but very little substnace and literally no track record.

x1000
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2019 08:13     Subject: Whittle School
I’m not sure I’ve seen a ton of ugliness in these comments. People are interested in discussing independent schools by virtue of the fact that they are on this board. From there, when a school that is for-profit (somewhat revolutionary) describes itself as revolutionary, it warrants discussion. From there, when the school is promoting itself like a timeshare in an upscale mall, people talk. And then there is the matter of obvious paid/shill posts on this board using language that no enthusiastic but new parent would use. So it’s not ugly. It’s a bit of trust but verify, skepticism and cynicism that is well deserved for a very expensive, unproven school with a ton of flash but very little substnace and literally no track record.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2019 08:03     Subject: Whittle School
Why do all the nay sayers even take the time to weigh in here? Are your lives really that empty and inner confidence that small that you feel you have to cut a place down that your not even interested in learning more about? I have no affiliation to Whittle other than wanting to learn more to determine if it is a fit for my child. I’m an intelligent adult who can analyze for myself and just want perspective on mission and plans. The negativity folks bring is ugly, distracting, and annoying. It is not informative in any way. Go show your bully selves in the real world and stop hiding here to live out your disfunctional power fantasies. So sad...
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2019 08:02     Subject: Whittle School
Will Whittle be informing of their regular acceptance cycle on March 1 as well?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 21:42     Subject: Whittle School
^^this
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 16:52     Subject: Re:Whittle School
James Mattis, George Schultz, Rupert Murdoch, Tim Draper were just a few of the investors/board members of Theranos. Their investment history and succcess in other areas did not make Theranos any less of a fraud and failure. That a Yale leader is on the “advisory board” doesn’t make it legit nor destined for success.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 15:47     Subject: Re:Whittle School
"THE PRESIDENT OF YALE - WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT" ranting is misleading and irrelevant in Whittle's ambition to unseat Exeter, Sidwell, and the "elites" it sees as revenue competition. The person in question, Benno Schmidt Jr. age 76, was the president of Yale from 1988-1992 with mixed results. He and Whittle started Edison, then Avenues and he's been board chair at CUNY during reform efforts. To my knowledge, he does not speak Mandarin, is not a teacher, and has no experience with schools in Washington, DC or foreign affairs circles here. I fail to see what additional value, financial or educational, he brings other than marketing to people who are easily impressed by the word Yale.

Does anyone have anything useful to add about Whittle's recruitment and activities in China? Any names to drop from this century?

(I would ask about Sao Paulo, but I assume they don't face as much competition as here in DMV.)

Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 09:49     Subject: Whittle School
To the used car salesperson booster, I’m guessing they didn’t get as many applications as the hoped for?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 09:38     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Avenues is going to be opening in DC. Why would some do Whittle as a for-profit model, when they could do Avenues?

And your post reaks or I don't even know what. You didn't answer the question. Why would you pay $6,000 more for something totally new and untested FOR YOUR CHILD than something like Sidwell that has an established China program, if a China program is your priority?

I would never send my kid to a brand new school, totally untested, if I had the option. I would posit that I would send my kid to Wilson 100 times out of 100 before I sent them to

Wow, you really have no concept of entrepreneurial investment, do you? Your comments are a perfect example of why so many once of influence fall behind
In mediocrity. To you it’s either old model or nothing. Have you not seen the complete demise of British influence? This isn’t ancient history but in our lifetime. Traditional US influence has already started down the same path. These new education models are the future. Oh, and no, I have no affiliation with Whittle or Avenues, other than that I’m considering Whittle next year for my child. It’s not a done deal and will depend on the terms of the offer. But you better believe I’ll consider it...



Nope, just not willing to experiment with Whittle 1.0 with my kids. If you want your kids to be the test cases, go for it.




The PRESIDENT OF YALE UNIVERSITY is on its LEADERSHIP team. What more do you want? And the school is rolling in money. They are buying up all the BEST TEACHERS. They will give Big Discounts to all of the BEST STUDENTS. The Big Three will be just all of the leftovers that Whittle DOESN'T WANT!!!!



That is great the President of Yale is involved. That doesn't make a first year school a viable option with new faculty, new administration and a unicorn curriculum. What if there are only 7 kids in the school the first year? Is that a robust environment?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 09:20     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Avenues is going to be opening in DC. Why would some do Whittle as a for-profit model, when they could do Avenues?

And your post reaks or I don't even know what. You didn't answer the question. Why would you pay $6,000 more for something totally new and untested FOR YOUR CHILD than something like Sidwell that has an established China program, if a China program is your priority?

I would never send my kid to a brand new school, totally untested, if I had the option. I would posit that I would send my kid to Wilson 100 times out of 100 before I sent them to

Wow, you really have no concept of entrepreneurial investment, do you? Your comments are a perfect example of why so many once of influence fall behind
In mediocrity. To you it’s either old model or nothing. Have you not seen the complete demise of British influence? This isn’t ancient history but in our lifetime. Traditional US influence has already started down the same path. These new education models are the future. Oh, and no, I have no affiliation with Whittle or Avenues, other than that I’m considering Whittle next year for my child. It’s not a done deal and will depend on the terms of the offer. But you better believe I’ll consider it...



Nope, just not willing to experiment with Whittle 1.0 with my kids. If you want your kids to be the test cases, go for it.




The PRESIDENT OF YALE UNIVERSITY is on its LEADERSHIP team. What more do you want? And the school is rolling in money. They are buying up all the BEST TEACHERS. They will give Big Discounts to all of the BEST STUDENTS. The Big Three will be just all of the leftovers that Whittle DOESN'T WANT!!!!

LOVE YOUR KID. GET A DISCOUNT!!!! SEND YOUR KID TO WHITTLE WHILE THERE IS STILL SPACE.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 09:17     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Avenues is going to be opening in DC. Why would some do Whittle as a for-profit model, when they could do Avenues?

And your post reaks or I don't even know what. You didn't answer the question. Why would you pay $6,000 more for something totally new and untested FOR YOUR CHILD than something like Sidwell that has an established China program, if a China program is your priority?

I would never send my kid to a brand new school, totally untested, if I had the option. I would posit that I would send my kid to Wilson 100 times out of 100 before I sent them to

Wow, you really have no concept of entrepreneurial investment, do you? Your comments are a perfect example of why so many once of influence fall behind
In mediocrity. To you it’s either old model or nothing. Have you not seen the complete demise of British influence? This isn’t ancient history but in our lifetime. Traditional US influence has already started down the same path. These new education models are the future. Oh, and no, I have no affiliation with Whittle or Avenues, other than that I’m considering Whittle next year for my child. It’s not a done deal and will depend on the terms of the offer. But you better believe I’ll consider it...



Nope, just not willing to experiment with Whittle 1.0 with my kids. If you want your kids to be the test cases, go for it.




The PRESIDENT OF YALE UNIVERSITY is on its LEADERSHIP team. What more do you want? And the school is rolling in money. They are buying up all the BEST TEACHERS. They will give Big Discounts to all of the BEST STUDENTS. The Big Three will be just all of the leftovers that Whittle DOESN'T WANT!!!!

Anonymous
Post 02/23/2019 09:04     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Avenues is going to be opening in DC. Why would some do Whittle as a for-profit model, when they could do Avenues?

And your post reaks or I don't even know what. You didn't answer the question. Why would you pay $6,000 more for something totally new and untested FOR YOUR CHILD than something like Sidwell that has an established China program, if a China program is your priority?

I would never send my kid to a brand new school, totally untested, if I had the option. I would posit that I would send my kid to Wilson 100 times out of 100 before I sent them to a new Whittle.



Wow, you really have no concept of entrepreneurial investment, do you? Your comments are a perfect example of why so many once of influence fall behind
In mediocrity. To you it’s either old model or nothing. Have you not seen the complete demise of British influence? This isn’t ancient history but in our lifetime. Traditional US influence has already started down the same path. These new education models are the future. Oh, and no, I have no affiliation with Whittle or Avenues, other than that I’m considering Whittle next year for my child. It’s not a done deal and will depend on the terms of the offer. But you better believe I’ll consider it...



Nope, just not willing to experiment with Whittle 1.0 with my kids. If you want your kids to be the test cases, go for it.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2019 23:21     Subject: Whittle School
We liked the Stratford STEM schools in California. For profit.