If an application is declined, it is usually because the application was done incorrectly or the guidelines and standards were not read.

When you run for SORF, you have to pledge that you won't judge a club's virtue based on their application. Our guidelines are all about being objective.

A lot of questions deal with the application process. None of our choice schools have performance standards for admission, which is something parents are often confused about. We hear a lot of 'Do you have to have a background in Montessori to go to a Montessori school?' The answer is no.

The Russians aren't waiting for standards. They have decided to move forward. We have declined to participate (in the drilling). We don't feel it's ready.

We're usually there more than once a month. We were just there on a routine inspection.

I usually do this at home, but we had some time to kill today.