DCI Parent Petition

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Distracting from the main topic, but really would love for the people hinting at LAMB not thriving and there being “rumblings” to give a hint…

I think this is just not true. I mean, there's always some drama, but I would not say not thriving.

It would be deeply funny if all the parental malcontents are former LAMB parents, and pretty stereotypical of Montessori parents.

Ok, not sure what that means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Distracting from the main topic, but really would love for the people hinting at LAMB not thriving and there being “rumblings” to give a hint…

I think this is just not true. I mean, there's always some drama, but I would not say not thriving.

It would be deeply funny if all the parental malcontents are former LAMB parents, and pretty stereotypical of Montessori parents.

I don’t get this. Sure some parents are concerned, but in my view the loudest voice on this is collective one from staff. Plus the teachers who already left.

[Anonymous]

What is the ED spouses' background? why was she paid ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Distracting from the main topic, but really would love for the people hinting at LAMB not thriving and there being “rumblings” to give a hint…

I think this is just not true. I mean, there's always some drama, but I would not say not thriving.

It would be deeply funny if all the parental malcontents are former LAMB parents, and pretty stereotypical of Montessori parents.

I don’t get this. Sure some parents are concerned, but in my view the loudest voice on this is collective one from staff. Plus the teachers who already left.

DCUM has some frequent posters who just deeply hate Montessori and have decided to make it a core part of their personality.

[Anonymous]

This DCI/LAMB parent is rude and is monopolizing the town hall. What a disappointing introduction to the DCI parent community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This DCI/LAMB parent is rude and is monopolizing the town hall. What a disappointing introduction to the DCI parent community.

Let me guess, totally unable to distinguish deeply felt emotions from coherent argument

[Anonymous]

The prepared remarks were painful, as was the continued dodging and evading of questions.

[Anonymous]

I joined to genuinely try to understand more about the language and IB curriculum (we're new to DCI) but angry high school parents (not just the lamb parent) commandeered the whole event. It's really frustrating and embarrassing (seriously, no one is going to tell you why a teacher was let go and you are not entitled to know why a teacher is out).

I hope the school puts on event just for MS parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I joined to genuinely try to understand more about the language and IB curriculum (we're new to DCI) but angry high school parents (not just the lamb parent) commandeered the whole event. It's really frustrating and embarrassing (seriously, no one is going to tell you why a teacher was let go and you are not entitled to know why a teacher is out).

I hope the school puts on event just for MS parents.

I was also dismayed and put off by the parent insisting on knowing why a staff member was let go. They’re not going to tell you, move on! I thought some good points were made, and I also plan on attending information sessions about IB. I have always skipped them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The prepared remarks were painful, as was the continued dodging and evading of questions.

Yeah I didn’t get that impression at all. They have a strategy to deal with the staff issues with the executive director. No organization will ever tell you why a staff member was let go. I was surprised at how organized and prepared some of the staff members seemed to be. Kind of embarrassing how often parents referenced their children as their main sources, but I get it. I often am not great at attending meetings at dci.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The prepared remarks were painful, as was the continued dodging and evading of questions.

Yeah I didn’t get that impression at all. They have a strategy to deal with the staff issues with the executive director. No organization will ever tell you why a staff member was let go. I was surprised at how organized and prepared some of the staff members seemed to be. Kind of embarrassing how often parents referenced their children as their main sources, but I get it. I often am not great at attending meetings at dci.

Their strategy is to still keep in involved while he's being investigated? He should be out on administrative leave. And they've hired a 3rd party firm they won't name. Super shapdy.

And if you think the staff members were "organized and prepared" that's their deliberate attempt to distract from the issues at hand. Obviously you didn't attend the board meeting where they took the same approach and made staff members show up with talking points that were not relevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I joined to genuinely try to understand more about the language and IB curriculum (we're new to DCI) but angry high school parents (not just the lamb parent) commandeered the whole event. It's really frustrating and embarrassing (seriously, no one is going to tell you why a teacher was let go and you are not entitled to know why a teacher is out).

I hope the school puts on event just for MS parents.

The point of this meeting was not to educate parents on language and the IB curriculum. It was to address the recent concerns raised by staff and parents about how Rosskamm is decimating DCI's language and IB curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I joined to genuinely try to understand more about the language and IB curriculum (we're new to DCI) but angry high school parents (not just the lamb parent) commandeered the whole event. It's really frustrating and embarrassing (seriously, no one is going to tell you why a teacher was let go and you are not entitled to know why a teacher is out).

I hope the school puts on event just for MS parents.

I think the board is just as confused about what the specific issues are related to actions taken towards the curriculum as many commenters here because NO ONE IS WILLING TO WRITE A LIST.

It’s like a parents group made up of pro se litigants

The point of this meeting was not to educate parents on language and the IB curriculum. It was to address the recent concerns raised by staff and parents about how Rosskamm is decimating DCI's language and IB curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The prepared remarks were painful, as was the continued dodging and evading of questions.

Yeah I didn’t get that impression at all. They have a strategy to deal with the staff issues with the executive director. No organization will ever tell you why a staff member was let go. I was surprised at how organized and prepared some of the staff members seemed to be. Kind of embarrassing how often parents referenced their children as their main sources, but I get it. I often am not great at attending meetings at dci.

Their strategy is to still keep in involved while he's being investigated? He should be out on administrative leave. And they've hired a 3rd party firm they won't name. Super shapdy.

And if you think the staff members were "organized and prepared" that's their deliberate attempt to distract from the issues at hand. Obviously you didn't attend the board meeting where they took the same approach and made staff members show up with talking points that were not relevant.

It’s pretty clear that the aggrieved parties are unwilling or unable to actually articulate their concerns in a way that other people can understand.

Usually this involves making a list with bullet points. Are they capable of that? Have they considered trying it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I joined to genuinely try to understand more about the language and IB curriculum (we're new to DCI) but angry high school parents (not just the lamb parent) commandeered the whole event. It's really frustrating and embarrassing (seriously, no one is going to tell you why a teacher was let go and you are not entitled to know why a teacher is out).

I hope the school puts on event just for MS parents.

The point of this meeting was not to educate parents on language and the IB curriculum. It was to address the recent concerns raised by staff and parents about how Rosskamm is decimating DCI's language and IB curriculum.

You wanted it to be about the ED, but that's not how it was billed to families. You wasted my time and the time of other families that were hoping to learn about the school's approach. You made a fool of yourselves -- this was not the forum for your antics.