Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 19:06     Subject: Re:SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
It's pretty depressing that most of the posts celebrating the location are only concerned with the commute.

It's a definite minority, and I'm being generous here, who are celebrating the Hebrew language immersion quality of the school.

So, let's be honest. No one is interested is in Hebrew language immersion. You're just hoping the lottery rescues you from your home school, and, that your commute is short.

Kind of ugly when spelled out that way, isn't it?



Totally ignorant, and also, not accurate. It's a new school - might not have a lottery, if they fill up first come, first serve. Most parents in D.C. are just looking for a quality charter school near their house, because they don't have a quality DCPS school near their house. The foreign language is just the cherry on the sundae! Go Hebrew, go Swahili, go Uzbek, I don't care. Just give me a quality school. Teaching my kid a language is a bonus.


PP #2, you and 17:26 make PP#1s point for her. You and 17:26 basically say, yeah! I don't really give a crap about the mission of this school, all I know is that I might get a seat and it's close! And by the way, you're ignorant for suggesting that I don't really give a crap about the mission of this school! Ignorant!

Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 19:06     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:How did Sela get this space? IT families would have liked it.



I believe they have some outside financial support.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 18:46     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Good for Sela! Ward 4 needs more quality charter school options, and with LAMB and DCI, the area could become a destination for language immersion schools, which can only be a good thing.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 18:04     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
It would be great if Sela, CC, and some of the other charters in that area could pool together for a shared shuttle bus. Isn't Latin moving over there at some point?
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 17:38     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's pretty depressing that most of the posts celebrating the location are only concerned with the commute.

It's a definite minority, and I'm being generous here, who are celebrating the Hebrew language immersion quality of the school.

So, let's be honest. No one is interested is in Hebrew language immersion. You're just hoping the lottery rescues you from your home school, and, that your commute is short.

Kind of ugly when spelled out that way, isn't it?


It's pretty ignorant when you make uninformed statements about people you don't know. We live in a city with bad traffic. Is it unsurprising that people are focused on commuting issues. There are posts after posts about people who are excited about Sela, the little school that could (go read 'em). This post is about their long-term home. This African-American/Native American/mutt is very excited about having a Hebrew charter school in Ward 4. So if there is any ugliness here, I'd said it's coming from you, because nobody's hating on Sela on this thread. Good for Sela for going out there and getting yourself a nice facility for yourself. Now, focus on educating our kids.


Sela, the little school that could? Love it.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 17:36     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:It's pretty depressing that most of the posts celebrating the location are only concerned with the commute.

It's a definite minority, and I'm being generous here, who are celebrating the Hebrew language immersion quality of the school.

So, let's be honest. No one is interested is in Hebrew language immersion. You're just hoping the lottery rescues you from your home school, and, that your commute is short.

Kind of ugly when spelled out that way, isn't it?


Totally ignorant, and also, not accurate. It's a new school - might not have a lottery, if they fill up first come, first serve. Most parents in D.C. are just looking for a quality charter school near their house, because they don't have a quality DCPS school near their house. The foreign language is just the cherry on the sundae! Go Hebrew, go Swahili, go Uzbek, I don't care. Just give me a quality school. Teaching my kid a language is a bonus.

Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 17:30     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There's relatively cheap and decent housing and new development coming soon there too. That little corner of the world may actually become part of the map of DC for DCUMs. Good for them for getting a building adjacent to recreation space near the Metro and a library. Very good.


The rec center is 0.4 mile away. Takoma and the Lamond Riggs library are both 1.5 miles away. The new houses are starting in just below $800k


You can get a place in Takoma in the 300,000s on NE side, low 400,000s on NW side.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 17:26     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:It's pretty depressing that most of the posts celebrating the location are only concerned with the commute.

It's a definite minority, and I'm being generous here, who are celebrating the Hebrew language immersion quality of the school.

So, let's be honest. No one is interested is in Hebrew language immersion. You're just hoping the lottery rescues you from your home school, and, that your commute is short.

Kind of ugly when spelled out that way, isn't it?


It's pretty ignorant when you make uninformed statements about people you don't know. We live in a city with bad traffic. Is it unsurprising that people are focused on commuting issues. There are posts after posts about people who are excited about Sela, the little school that could (go read 'em). This post is about their long-term home. This African-American/Native American/mutt is very excited about having a Hebrew charter school in Ward 4. So if there is any ugliness here, I'd said it's coming from you, because nobody's hating on Sela on this thread. Good for Sela for going out there and getting yourself a nice facility for yourself. Now, focus on educating our kids.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 17:14     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
It's pretty depressing that most of the posts celebrating the location are only concerned with the commute.

It's a definite minority, and I'm being generous here, who are celebrating the Hebrew language immersion quality of the school.

So, let's be honest. No one is interested is in Hebrew language immersion. You're just hoping the lottery rescues you from your home school, and, that your commute is short.

Kind of ugly when spelled out that way, isn't it?
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 17:13     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
based on the Post article about voucher schools, which discussed Ideal PCS as well as its private spinoff, it seems Ideal won't be there much longer. so that's one less school to clog traffic.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 16:07     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How did Sela get this space? IT families would have liked it.


Not all IT families. There are quite a few of us who live in Logan Circle/U Street and want to remain centrally located.


Well, I have to say living in U Street - I'm actually happy about Sela's location. It's just a few metro stops away, and we did not have a great reaction when we visited some of the schools in our neighborhood, e.g., Meridian, IT. So, from a location perspective - I think they did a good job in finding such a large space.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 15:53     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:How did Sela get this space? IT families would have liked it.


Not all IT families. There are quite a few of us who live in Logan Circle/U Street and want to remain centrally located.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 15:28     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How did Sela get this space? IT families would have liked it.


I know someone who works with one of their volunteers. She said they have been systematically looking for a space for several months with their volunteers and they visited churches, commercial spaces, other charters with extra space, all over Ward 4 and 5, then they did a survey to see what people thought about their options. Apparently there are a lot of Takoma people in their founding group, so they know that area well. It's refreshing to see, because all you hear is (rightly, I'm sure) charter schools complain about how they can't find space and the odds are stacked against them...and these folks just go out there and get it done...I wish they were coming to Ward 5, but oh well. This is close enough for me...


That is pretty impressive - particularly asking parents where they want the school to be located. I'm not moving my kids from YY for you, but I hope you do well all the same.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 15:22     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:How did Sela get this space? IT families would have liked it.


The builidng was for sale ever since Young AMerican works closed shopped..what 3 years ago..or was it 2. Then the building was auctioned off and Douglas brought it and is now leasing it for X years to SELA. Looking at the space, they would probably have to put the play ground on the roof..unless the get rid of the 4 car parking lot on the alley side of the bld and turn that into a playground.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2012 15:21     Subject: SELA PICKS WARD 4 - Takoma, DC
Anonymous wrote:How did Sela get this space? IT families would have liked it.


I know someone who works with one of their volunteers. She said they have been systematically looking for a space for several months with their volunteers and they visited churches, commercial spaces, other charters with extra space, all over Ward 4 and 5, then they did a survey to see what people thought about their options. Apparently there are a lot of Takoma people in their founding group, so they know that area well. It's refreshing to see, because all you hear is (rightly, I'm sure) charter schools complain about how they can't find space and the odds are stacked against them...and these folks just go out there and get it done...I wish they were coming to Ward 5, but oh well. This is close enough for me...