I don't believe that they can do it, or even that the details of their proposal match the "amazingly awesome" description.
The words about the ELL program, for instance, sound promising, and then it turns out that what is actually offered/described is incredibly limited, and that making it "really work" by getting the kids they target to not have barriers to attending the school in the first place is a BIG DEAL to me. Nice language in a somerville journal article is one thing, reality of what they can offer to who is quite another.
I'm sending my child to a progressive school that is part of the Somerville Public School system, that I do think is up to the challenge of making that work over the next 8+ years, and that is already supporting my child in being creative and valuing her as a unique individual. And it's serving a diverse immigrant community, too.
And compared to that school, the proposal is not dramatically different from where I the future of our school, and I don't have any confidence that they can implement it, make it work, and actually serve the kids they say they want to serve.
Re: Really?
The words about the ELL program, for instance, sound promising, and then it turns out that what is actually offered/described is incredibly limited, and that making it "really work" by getting the kids they target to not have barriers to attending the school in the first place is a BIG DEAL to me. Nice language in a somerville journal article is one thing, reality of what they can offer to who is quite another.
I'm sending my child to a progressive school that is part of the Somerville Public School system, that I do think is up to the challenge of making that work over the next 8+ years, and that is already supporting my child in being creative and valuing her as a unique individual. And it's serving a diverse immigrant community, too.
And compared to that school, the proposal is not dramatically different from where I the future of our school, and I don't have any confidence that they can implement it, make it work, and actually serve the kids they say they want to serve.