Taylor’s Opening Day Video

[Anonymous]

He’s bringing his own style to MCPS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnPrjK1aAhY

Remember the snow day video he did for Stafford.

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/stafford-county-schools-announce-old-school-snow-day-with-rap-video/article_6f644a02-b413-11ee-820e-9b63c2a4ab07.html

[Anonymous]

Showed it to my 6th grade middle schooler this morning. She thought it was "cringe" and said the lyrics were really bad. I appreciate that he's willing to show his "fun" side though. I just don't know if this exact schtick is the right way to do that. We'll see.

[Anonymous]

It was painful to watch, but I appreciate his... enthusiasm? Real "cool principal" vibes. But that's not such a bad thing... I remember outwardly groaning while inwardly enjoying teachers who did this kind of thing back when I was in school too.

Or as the kids these days say, he's got the skibidi sigma cringe rizz.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Showed it to my 6th grade middle schooler this morning. She thought it was "cringe" and said the lyrics were really bad. I appreciate that he's willing to show his "fun" side though. I just don't know if this exact schtick is the right way to do that. We'll see.

This stuff isn't for the kids only, it's for their parents, community members, and staff. I thought it was funny (even with the terrible singing and stiff lyrics) and appreciated the energy.

This guy is showing admin teams from a bunch of schools at all levels, all around the county, is not afraid to look "cringe," and is involving students in the fun. It's a good start to a good year.

How many videos did Dr. McKnight do that highlighted anyone other than her? Not a whole heck of a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Showed it to my 6th grade middle schooler this morning. She thought it was "cringe" and said the lyrics were really bad. I appreciate that he's willing to show his "fun" side though. I just don't know if this exact schtick is the right way to do that. We'll see.

This stuff isn't for the kids only, it's for their parents, community members, and staff. I thought it was funny (even with the terrible singing and stiff lyrics) and appreciated the energy.

This guy is showing admin teams from a bunch of schools at all levels, all around the county, is not afraid to look "cringe," and is involving students in the fun. It's a good start to a good year.

How many videos did Dr. McKnight do that highlighted anyone other than her? Not a whole heck of a lot.

I recognized the positive aspect of what he was doing with the video, so I get what you're saying and it has value. I agree that I prefer this attempt to McKnight's stiff, forced, Orwellian-style fake positive PR propaganda. But it doesn't mean the approach is above critique.

[Anonymous]

It was corny, fun and lighthearted. I thought it was nice to see how each school interpreted the song and dance. Not everything at MCPS has to be so buttoned up and boring. (Some people will complain about everything and will never be happy. 🙄)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was painful to watch, but I appreciate his... enthusiasm? Real "cool principal" vibes. But that's not such a bad thing... I remember outwardly groaning while inwardly enjoying teachers who did this kind of thing back when I was in school too.

Or as the kids these days say, he's got the skibidi sigma cringe rizz.

No kid says that WTF

[Anonymous]

It was silly and corny and good for him for having a wide variety of county participants.

[Anonymous]

I loved it. Despite the cringe factor, he is having fun, involving all of his people and not ashamed to embarrass himself in public. I would do this to show all my staff that I have a gun side.

Now can you explain how my firstborn is now a senior? Hmm. I might have to sing this to DC later. 😁

[Anonymous]

Oh my! FUN side

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my! FUN side

Best to laugh while Rome burns!

[Anonymous]

I loved it. Bring some joy back to MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was silly and corny and good for him for having a wide variety of county participants.

Cringe but I liked seeing all the kids and the school staff members. They were all cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was painful to watch, but I appreciate his... enthusiasm? Real "cool principal" vibes. But that's not such a bad thing... I remember outwardly groaning while inwardly enjoying teachers who did this kind of thing back when I was in school too.

Or as the kids these days say, he's got the skibidi sigma cringe rizz.

No kid says that WTF

You must not have a middle school boy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Showed it to my 6th grade middle schooler this morning. She thought it was "cringe" and said the lyrics were really bad. I appreciate that he's willing to show his "fun" side though. I just don't know if this exact schtick is the right way to do that. We'll see.

To be fair, 6th graders think absolutely everything is "cringe." But she's not wrong.

Honestly, even if it is "cringe," I think this is a good thing. One of my complaints about Dr. McKnight was that she never spoke like a human being. Every public statement, whether it was about something trivial or something critically important, felt like it had been generated by a focus group and then fed through an edu-speak AI generator.

Maybe Taylor is different, and maybe we will get better communication from someone who is willing to be "cringe" sometimes.