Exactly. Does a highly polished professional lobbyist really represent Arlington’s Hispanic community simply because she happens to be Latina? Voting has started and in person voting starts this weekend. If ASHPA comes out with a last minute endorsement I’ll be shocked. |
AGIA didn’t endorse anyone either. I guess both can before the General but why? |
I feel like all of the candidates kinda. Suck. Kathleen is the most qualified, but she's part of the system so nothing will change. Larry was going to be my #2 but him not answering AGIA changed everything for me. Congrats Zuraya. I don't like you, but guess you got my vote. I would write in a candidate before I would vote for Chen. Maybe we should all write in Paul. |
Do they usually endorse though? Not all orgs do. |
Are you kidding? Kathleen has been speaking up loudly for years. She's definitely not "part of the system." She did learn the system, but that's what's needed to be effective. Here's an article with KC speaking up back in 2022. https://wjla.com/news/local/bullying-arlington-county-mom-claims-autistic-son-tricked-into-saying-racial-slur-assaulted-after-gym-class-swanson-middle-school-6th-grader-kathleen-clark |
Yes. They endorsed that guy last year. Don't remember his name. And then that guy attempted to throw LGBTQ+ them under the table with Rives with their SHAB vote on FLE. |
Lol. Kathleen is the chair of the strategic plan committee. If that's not the system, I don't know what is. I'm not saying she's not qualified. I'm saying I don't think much will change with her in the seat. |
They endorsed Angelo? Yikes. Well now with AEA, that's one more group that got it wrong. Maybe it's better that they sit this one out. |
I like Kathleen but she is NOT the most qualified. She has done a lot of good work, especially in the special ed sector but Larry is the most qualified. He was: - Former President of the CCPTAs - Chair of the Science Advisory Committee - Co-Chair of the Advisory Council on Instruction - LULAC liaison to the NAACP - teacher at Wakefield and I think W-L - both of his kids went thru k-12 in APS |
I found this Larry quote in the NAACP forum where he talks about trans kids. (https://youtu.be/TqnyKnjVKio?t=5535) (1:32:15 - 1:34:22) "I have had trans students in my class. The other students are quite accepting. I think a lot of the issue comes from outside of the class. Let me just say that this is one of those cases where a teacher is not student-facing, a teacher is engaged with their students. They are helping them build their life, their identity. Another thing I may mention is that I’m a Bethesda Friends Meeting Chair of Religious Instruction and Pastoral Care. I was the lead in drafting our policy on marriage. It says that our meeting will solemnize the union of any two persons. Specifically, I had to work on that for a couple of years because people wanted to change it to between a man and a man, a woman and a woman, and I held out for no. Trans is coming, we need to allow for that, that’s what I believe. That’s the kind of thing we need – the attitude that we need to bring into the classroom but we got to give teachers time to build those relationships, you got to give counselors the time to build those relationships that are going to make those students, not just safe, but happy, fully grown people. " Personally, I really like this sentiment and I can't help but point out that Larry is one of the few that has some experience with forming policy on this subject. |
+1 Is he Quaker? |
So you don't want someone who is part of this system, but you're good with this? |
That's a good answer, but still would like to know why he did not bother to respond to AGIA???? |
Ok, but he should answer AGIA’s questionnaire too. Not everyone is going to come to DCUM to figure out if he’s a friend to them. |
hmmm...maybe because AEA doesn't do anything? |