Comments on: NJ approves Hebrew-language charter school

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:06:46 +0000

We will look back in 5 years and say this was one of the greatest things that happened in New Jersey and East Brunswick. Property values will rise, people will move to east Brunswick fort a quality education, children will thrive in a progressive and challenging educational program and charter schools will be opening all over Jersey replicating Hatikvah. BRAVO!!! to the founders and HUZZAH!!! for choice- no more calcified and uncreative public schools- schools with choice for over-burdened tax-payers. Anyone who against this is still living in the 19th century with inkwells and mathbook tablets.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:53:35 +0000

To open up a Hebrew charter school with taxpayers’ money to attract Jewish community to come to live in EB? This is such a selfish idea with the thinking of their own religous.

By: Debra

Debra — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:01:20 +0000

A charter school with a focus on second language immersion and the IB curriculum is a wonderful opportunity for the whole community.

By: Another EB resident

Another EB resident — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:07:55 +0000

The charter is a bad idea.

By: EB resident

EB resident — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:07:18 +0000

How would a school that teaches Hebrew and Jewish culture could “reflect the local community and its student body would be made up of a variety of ethnicities and religions”, in a town that has 64 languages spoken by public schools students?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54:52 +0000

What a wonderful addition to an already stellar school system. There is no doubt that children who are multi-lingual will have a tremendous advantage in the new global economy we live in today. Hopefully the creation of this school, which models language immersion, will be a spark to motivate other school systems to offer language immersion programs in the primary grades.

By: Larissa Elk

Larissa Elk — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:22:53 +0000

What an exciting venture and asset for the East Brunswick community.

By: ann rabbani

ann rabbani — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:07:51 +0000

I believe that a charter school can alleviate the need to pay tuition, which increases every year. Paying tuition for 3 children is a burden on me. Families who want their children to learn Hebrew & Jewish studies but can not afford it, are put in a bad situation. Hatikvah Cahrter school will let certain families be relieved of the financial pressures of paying private school tuition.
Families who feel the need for more intense religious teachings can always send their kids to an after-school program.
I wish the Hatikvah Charter school the best of luck.

By: Leslie Fitzpatrick

Leslie Fitzpatrick — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:25:35 +0000

We are so thrilled that Hatikvah International got approved. This is just the kind of forward-thinking, progress and open-mindedness that this community needs. This is truly a mechiah!

By: Adam and Rachel Bar-Shir

Adam and Rachel Bar-Shir — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:23:27 +0000

We strongly support the establishment of this charter school – both a public school, and also a Hebrew school. Hatikva – Hebrew for Hope – is the most appropriate name for such institution. Even more so at this particular time in American history, when more educational choices are desperately needed, free of indoctrination of the kids.

And I speak as an educator with over thirty years of experience.

Good luck and may you go from strength to strength

Rachel Bar-Shir