just can't relate to Potomac anymore

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Having been at two other schools with DEI - it's a hard thing to get right.

One school has done a great job and started over a decade ago, going slow, being thoughtful - training for teachers, tweaks in curriculum, broader sets of books in library, speakers, hiring. Not everyone buys in but it is something where much of the progress has been slowly woven into the fabric without taking over. It bugs me that there will always be "those parents" who will always see the hiring of a person of color as a DEI hire, though.

The other (more prominent) school comes up with big initiatives and actions that flame out and disappear. It all feels "for show". That school already had more diversity than the first. I don't know how parents/students feel about DEI at the school or these initiatives.

I feel like the first school has been more genuine and made more progress.

My child’s elementary teacher this year was a new hire who turned out to be abysmal and by far the worst teacher in elementary. It has done real harm to a class full of students including my child. We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire. True or not, this is the perception.

You think the teacher is bad because she’s black? That’s a racist perception.

Potomac clearly needs more DEI with parents like this.

To clarify why she is bad, she ignores the needs of the students. Doesn’t follow through on tasks she says she will do. The children do not want to go to school in the morning because she is mean towards them. The advanced students are blamed for being a distraction when they have nothing to work on.

The situation is so far outside what normally happens. Being a POC has nothing to do with the specific problems.

The problem isn't the teacher. The problem is the parent assuming that the teacher is bad because of her skin color.

"We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire."
No. other. explanation.

Wow.

You are misunderstanding. The administration is well aware of the specific issues and has already intervened on multiple levels. The issues are real but there is no explanation for how this happened other than the DEI push perception which nobody wants to be true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some other private schools are like this and kids are leaving for Catholic schools to escape it. DEI was so overdone and has become a punchline. In 5-10 years we'll see that the DEI effort has backfired and you have young adults who feel resentful towards different races. How is there enough DEI content to support 8 employees? How is that sustainable?

This is exactly what we did. Left a too-woke K-12 after 8th for Catholic high school. The white guilt was too much, there's no reason DS needs to be shamed for his identity. Catholic schools do diversity right - everyone belongs, no set-asides, no skin-color affinity groups.

That’s just the thing: Catholic school are doing DEI without laying on the guilt trips. It ain’t hard folks.

I mean, Catholics are highly skilled at guilt trips but generally save them for sexual matters… and whether or not you are sufficiently active as a Catholic. Pick your poison!

Signed,
A Catholic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having been at two other schools with DEI - it's a hard thing to get right.

One school has done a great job and started over a decade ago, going slow, being thoughtful - training for teachers, tweaks in curriculum, broader sets of books in library, speakers, hiring. Not everyone buys in but it is something where much of the progress has been slowly woven into the fabric without taking over. It bugs me that there will always be "those parents" who will always see the hiring of a person of color as a DEI hire, though.

The other (more prominent) school comes up with big initiatives and actions that flame out and disappear. It all feels "for show". That school already had more diversity than the first. I don't know how parents/students feel about DEI at the school or these initiatives.

I feel like the first school has been more genuine and made more progress.

My child’s elementary teacher this year was a new hire who turned out to be abysmal and by far the worst teacher in elementary. It has done real harm to a class full of students including my child. We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire. True or not, this is the perception.

You think the teacher is bad because she’s black? That’s a racist perception.

Potomac clearly needs more DEI with parents like this.

To clarify why she is bad, she ignores the needs of the students. Doesn’t follow through on tasks she says she will do. The children do not want to go to school in the morning because she is mean towards them. The advanced students are blamed for being a distraction when they have nothing to work on.

The situation is so far outside what normally happens. Being a POC has nothing to do with the specific problems.

The problem isn't the teacher. The problem is the parent assuming that the teacher is bad because of her skin color.

"We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire."
No. other. explanation.

Wow.

You are misunderstanding. The administration is well aware of the specific issues and has already intervened on multiple levels. The issues are real but there is no explanation for how this happened other than the DEI push perception which nobody wants to be true.

No other explanation. Not one. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having been at two other schools with DEI - it's a hard thing to get right.

One school has done a great job and started over a decade ago, going slow, being thoughtful - training for teachers, tweaks in curriculum, broader sets of books in library, speakers, hiring. Not everyone buys in but it is something where much of the progress has been slowly woven into the fabric without taking over. It bugs me that there will always be "those parents" who will always see the hiring of a person of color as a DEI hire, though.

The other (more prominent) school comes up with big initiatives and actions that flame out and disappear. It all feels "for show". That school already had more diversity than the first. I don't know how parents/students feel about DEI at the school or these initiatives.

I feel like the first school has been more genuine and made more progress.

My child’s elementary teacher this year was a new hire who turned out to be abysmal and by far the worst teacher in elementary. It has done real harm to a class full of students including my child. We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire. True or not, this is the perception.

You think the teacher is bad because she’s black? That’s a racist perception.

Potomac clearly needs more DEI with parents like this.

To clarify why she is bad, she ignores the needs of the students. Doesn’t follow through on tasks she says she will do. The children do not want to go to school in the morning because she is mean towards them. The advanced students are blamed for being a distraction when they have nothing to work on.

The situation is so far outside what normally happens. Being a POC has nothing to do with the specific problems.

The problem isn't the teacher. The problem is the parent assuming that the teacher is bad because of her skin color.

"We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire."
No. other. explanation.

Wow.

You are misunderstanding. The administration is well aware of the specific issues and has already intervened on multiple levels. The issues are real but there is no explanation for how this happened other than the DEI push perception which nobody wants to be true.

No other explanation. Not one. Got it.

It’s hilarious how an explicit part of DEI is affirmative action (ensuring “representation”) but then everyone cries racist when people perceive that, absent competitive qualifications, maybe a person was a diversity hire. You can’t have it both ways. Your dumb policy is what causes the stigma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having been at two other schools with DEI - it's a hard thing to get right.

One school has done a great job and started over a decade ago, going slow, being thoughtful - training for teachers, tweaks in curriculum, broader sets of books in library, speakers, hiring. Not everyone buys in but it is something where much of the progress has been slowly woven into the fabric without taking over. It bugs me that there will always be "those parents" who will always see the hiring of a person of color as a DEI hire, though.

The other (more prominent) school comes up with big initiatives and actions that flame out and disappear. It all feels "for show". That school already had more diversity than the first. I don't know how parents/students feel about DEI at the school or these initiatives.

I feel like the first school has been more genuine and made more progress.

My child’s elementary teacher this year was a new hire who turned out to be abysmal and by far the worst teacher in elementary. It has done real harm to a class full of students including my child. We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire. True or not, this is the perception.

You think the teacher is bad because she’s black? That’s a racist perception.

Potomac clearly needs more DEI with parents like this.

To clarify why she is bad, she ignores the needs of the students. Doesn’t follow through on tasks she says she will do. The children do not want to go to school in the morning because she is mean towards them. The advanced students are blamed for being a distraction when they have nothing to work on.

The situation is so far outside what normally happens. Being a POC has nothing to do with the specific problems.

The problem isn't the teacher. The problem is the parent assuming that the teacher is bad because of her skin color.

"We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire."
No. other. explanation.

Wow.

You are misunderstanding. The administration is well aware of the specific issues and has already intervened on multiple levels. The issues are real but there is no explanation for how this happened other than the DEI push perception which nobody wants to be true.

No other explanation. Not one. Got it.

It’s hilarious how an explicit part of DEI is affirmative action (ensuring “representation”) but then everyone cries racist when people perceive that, absent competitive qualifications, maybe a person was a diversity hire. You can’t have it both ways. Your dumb policy is what causes the stigma.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having been at two other schools with DEI - it's a hard thing to get right.

One school has done a great job and started over a decade ago, going slow, being thoughtful - training for teachers, tweaks in curriculum, broader sets of books in library, speakers, hiring. Not everyone buys in but it is something where much of the progress has been slowly woven into the fabric without taking over. It bugs me that there will always be "those parents" who will always see the hiring of a person of color as a DEI hire, though.

The other (more prominent) school comes up with big initiatives and actions that flame out and disappear. It all feels "for show". That school already had more diversity than the first. I don't know how parents/students feel about DEI at the school or these initiatives.

I feel like the first school has been more genuine and made more progress.

My child’s elementary teacher this year was a new hire who turned out to be abysmal and by far the worst teacher in elementary. It has done real harm to a class full of students including my child. We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire. True or not, this is the perception.

You think the teacher is bad because she’s black? That’s a racist perception.

Potomac clearly needs more DEI with parents like this.

To clarify why she is bad, she ignores the needs of the students. Doesn’t follow through on tasks she says she will do. The children do not want to go to school in the morning because she is mean towards them. The advanced students are blamed for being a distraction when they have nothing to work on.

The situation is so far outside what normally happens. Being a POC has nothing to do with the specific problems.

The problem isn't the teacher. The problem is the parent assuming that the teacher is bad because of her skin color.

"We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire."
No. other. explanation.

Wow.

That was never said. be fair

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having been at two other schools with DEI - it's a hard thing to get right.

One school has done a great job and started over a decade ago, going slow, being thoughtful - training for teachers, tweaks in curriculum, broader sets of books in library, speakers, hiring. Not everyone buys in but it is something where much of the progress has been slowly woven into the fabric without taking over. It bugs me that there will always be "those parents" who will always see the hiring of a person of color as a DEI hire, though.

The other (more prominent) school comes up with big initiatives and actions that flame out and disappear. It all feels "for show". That school already had more diversity than the first. I don't know how parents/students feel about DEI at the school or these initiatives.

I feel like the first school has been more genuine and made more progress.

My child’s elementary teacher this year was a new hire who turned out to be abysmal and by far the worst teacher in elementary. It has done real harm to a class full of students including my child. We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire. True or not, this is the perception.

You think the teacher is bad because she’s black? That’s a racist perception.

Potomac clearly needs more DEI with parents like this.

To clarify why she is bad, she ignores the needs of the students. Doesn’t follow through on tasks she says she will do. The children do not want to go to school in the morning because she is mean towards them. The advanced students are blamed for being a distraction when they have nothing to work on.

The situation is so far outside what normally happens. Being a POC has nothing to do with the specific problems.

The problem isn't the teacher. The problem is the parent assuming that the teacher is bad because of her skin color.

"We have no other explanation for this situation besides a DEI hire."
No. other. explanation.

Wow.

You are misunderstanding. The administration is well aware of the specific issues and has already intervened on multiple levels. The issues are real but there is no explanation for how this happened other than the DEI push perception which nobody wants to be true.

No other explanation. Not one. Got it.

It’s hilarious how an explicit part of DEI is affirmative action (ensuring “representation”) but then everyone cries racist when people perceive that, absent competitive qualifications, maybe a person was a diversity hire. You can’t have it both ways. Your dumb policy is what causes the stigma.

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