New principal will lead with equity

[Anonymous]

I see the right-wingers are out in force.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people are sympathetic to efforts to boost performance of struggling students, but the evidence shows that is not the actual effect of MCPS "equity" efforts. In fact, "equity" has hollowed out the education in MCPS and thus continues to hurt all the students. MCPS is a Potemkin village, and is in dire need of an audit to determine whether it is actually educating students as it says it is.

A few examples of how "equity" manifests in MCPS schools in practice:
-Elimination of honors classes (or rebranding grade-level class as honors as in the case of middle school English).
-Lowering the level of instruction to the lowest common denominator
-50% rule for assignments
-Exclusion of students from schools with large number of gifted students from admission to gifted magnet programs
-Lowering academic standards (including but not limited to grade inflation).
-Restorative Justice/lowering standards of discipline, removing consequences for offenders and placing the burden of offenses on victims (and students wanting to learn)
-Closing of alternative schools and mainstreaming students with significant behavior problems in regular classes
-Replacing challenging classic novels with contemporary "flavor of the month" books (or graphic novels) at markedly lower reading level
-Novels featuring communists or socialists as protagonists used in the curriculum as early as grade school
-Watching videos or listening to audiobooks instead of reading
-De-emphasizing effective writing in favor of other means of communication
-Group work instead of individual work to conceal both the achievement of the high achievers and the deficiencies of the low achievers
-Free feminine products in the girls/womens room
-Free feminine products in the boys/mens room
-More sexual content at a younger age in books and materials in school
-More violent content at a younger age in books and material in school

Honors for English happens in high school too. It is not just middle school. It is a major problem. The English curriculum is extremely week with very little reading expected.

Making sure feminine hygiene products are in bathrooms though, what is the issue? Going to the nurse is for illness not normal bodily functions. Surely you don’t think people should just bleed through it their period starts unexpectedly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people are sympathetic to efforts to boost performance of struggling students, but the evidence shows that is not the actual effect of MCPS "equity" efforts. In fact, "equity" has hollowed out the education in MCPS and thus continues to hurt all the students. MCPS is a Potemkin village, and is in dire need of an audit to determine whether it is actually educating students as it says it is.

A few examples of how "equity" manifests in MCPS schools in practice:
-Elimination of honors classes (or rebranding grade-level class as honors as in the case of middle school English).
-Lowering the level of instruction to the lowest common denominator
-50% rule for assignments
-Exclusion of students from schools with large number of gifted students from admission to gifted magnet programs
-Lowering academic standards (including but not limited to grade inflation).
-Restorative Justice/lowering standards of discipline, removing consequences for offenders and placing the burden of offenses on victims (and students wanting to learn)
-Closing of alternative schools and mainstreaming students with significant behavior problems in regular classes
-Replacing challenging classic novels with contemporary "flavor of the month" books (or graphic novels) at markedly lower reading level
-Novels featuring communists or socialists as protagonists used in the curriculum as early as grade school
-Watching videos or listening to audiobooks instead of reading
-De-emphasizing effective writing in favor of other means of communication
-Group work instead of individual work to conceal both the achievement of the high achievers and the deficiencies of the low achievers
-Free feminine products in the girls/womens room
-Free feminine products in the boys/mens room
-More sexual content at a younger age in books and materials in school
-More violent content at a younger age in books and material in school

Why are they sponsering Communist novels in grade school? This is the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It means that the education will be equally bad for everyone I guess.

That's exactly what it means. Gifted and average students will be thrown under the bus. Everything will be geared towards the lower performing students with behavioral issues. There might be 30 kids in a class but the needs and issues of three challenging students will dictate the educational experience of the other 27 students. It's a race to the bottom.

But this did not start with DEI initiatives. This all started with George Bush's Leave No Child Behind initiatives. Both parties are responsible for wrecking public education in this country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people are sympathetic to efforts to boost performance of struggling students, but the evidence shows that is not the actual effect of MCPS "equity" efforts. In fact, "equity" has hollowed out the education in MCPS and thus continues to hurt all the students. MCPS is a Potemkin village, and is in dire need of an audit to determine whether it is actually educating students as it says it is.

A few examples of how "equity" manifests in MCPS schools in practice:
-Elimination of honors classes (or rebranding grade-level class as honors as in the case of middle school English).
-Lowering the level of instruction to the lowest common denominator
-50% rule for assignments
-Exclusion of students from schools with large number of gifted students from admission to gifted magnet programs
-Lowering academic standards (including but not limited to grade inflation).
-Restorative Justice/lowering standards of discipline, removing consequences for offenders and placing the burden of offenses on victims (and students wanting to learn)
-Closing of alternative schools and mainstreaming students with significant behavior problems in regular classes
-Replacing challenging classic novels with contemporary "flavor of the month" books (or graphic novels) at markedly lower reading level
-Novels featuring communists or socialists as protagonists used in the curriculum as early as grade school
-Watching videos or listening to audiobooks instead of reading
-De-emphasizing effective writing in favor of other means of communication
-Group work instead of individual work to conceal both the achievement of the high achievers and the deficiencies of the low achievers
-Free feminine products in the girls/womens room
-Free feminine products in the boys/mens room
-More sexual content at a younger age in books and materials in school
-More violent content at a younger age in books and material in school

Why are they sponsering Communist novels in grade school? This is the US.

Are we sure that they are? Titles, school and grade please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see the right-wingers are out in force.

Yes, we are. Is that a problem? Should we just keep quiet while education in this country goes further down the cesspool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see the right-wingers are out in force.

I'm not a right winger. I'm a lifelong liberal. I know you won't believe that, but I dare anyone -- on the right or the left -- to get a job with MCPS and see for themselves what's going on there. It is every bit as crazy as the RWNJs say it is. Again, don't listen to me -- see for yourself. It's not that hard to get a job. Then you'll know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the right-wingers are out in force.

I'm not a right winger. I'm a lifelong liberal. I know you won't believe that, but I dare anyone -- on the right or the left -- to get a job with MCPS and see for themselves what's going on there. It is every bit as crazy as the RWNJs say it is. Again, don't listen to me -- see for yourself. It's not that hard to get a job. Then you'll know.

You don’t need a job, you just need to be a parent. It isn’t a RWNJ position to want kids to have a challenging English curriculum that involves reading books and writing essays and receiving constructive feedback on the essays. When standards are lowered to support the appearance of success, education for everyone suffers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people are sympathetic to efforts to boost performance of struggling students, but the evidence shows that is not the actual effect of MCPS "equity" efforts. In fact, "equity" has hollowed out the education in MCPS and thus continues to hurt all the students. MCPS is a Potemkin village, and is in dire need of an audit to determine whether it is actually educating students as it says it is.

A few examples of how "equity" manifests in MCPS schools in practice:
-Elimination of honors classes (or rebranding grade-level class as honors as in the case of middle school English).
-Lowering the level of instruction to the lowest common denominator
-50% rule for assignments
-Exclusion of students from schools with large number of gifted students from admission to gifted magnet programs
-Lowering academic standards (including but not limited to grade inflation).
-Restorative Justice/lowering standards of discipline, removing consequences for offenders and placing the burden of offenses on victims (and students wanting to learn)
-Closing of alternative schools and mainstreaming students with significant behavior problems in regular classes
-Replacing challenging classic novels with contemporary "flavor of the month" books (or graphic novels) at markedly lower reading level
-Novels featuring communists or socialists as protagonists used in the curriculum as early as grade school
-Watching videos or listening to audiobooks instead of reading
-De-emphasizing effective writing in favor of other means of communication
-Group work instead of individual work to conceal both the achievement of the high achievers and the deficiencies of the low achievers
-Free feminine products in the girls/womens room
-Free feminine products in the boys/mens room
-More sexual content at a younger age in books and materials in school
-More violent content at a younger age in books and material in school

Why are they sponsering Communist novels in grade school? This is the US.

What bullshit are you prattling on about now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the right-wingers are out in force.

I'm not a right winger. I'm a lifelong liberal. I know you won't believe that, but I dare anyone -- on the right or the left -- to get a job with MCPS and see for themselves what's going on there. It is every bit as crazy as the RWNJs say it is. Again, don't listen to me -- see for yourself. It's not that hard to get a job. Then you'll know.

You work for MCPS? Or is the source of your information rumors and conjecture?

Because I work for MCPS and am curious how you are working yourself up into a froth with these weird delusions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the right-wingers are out in force.

I'm not a right winger. I'm a lifelong liberal. I know you won't believe that, but I dare anyone -- on the right or the left -- to get a job with MCPS and see for themselves what's going on there. It is every bit as crazy as the RWNJs say it is. Again, don't listen to me -- see for yourself. It's not that hard to get a job. Then you'll know.

You work for MCPS? Or is the source of your information rumors and conjecture?

Because I work for MCPS and am curious how you are working yourself up into a froth with these weird delusions?

I work for MCPS. I also have kids in and already out of MCPS, so I've seen this once grand system deteriorate over the years, from both sides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Equity is the commitment to ensure that every student and staff member, without regard to their actual or perceived personal characteristics, is given the individual challenges, support, and opportunities to exceed a rigorous common standard in order to be prepared for academic and career success"

--MCPS definition of equity

Well, there it is in writing. A rigorous common standard for all. Dumb it up and dumb it down.

Every industry has common standards. If not they wouldn’t be known and understood by all involved.🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people are sympathetic to efforts to boost performance of struggling students, but the evidence shows that is not the actual effect of MCPS "equity" efforts. In fact, "equity" has hollowed out the education in MCPS and thus continues to hurt all the students. MCPS is a Potemkin village, and is in dire need of an audit to determine whether it is actually educating students as it says it is.

A few examples of how "equity" manifests in MCPS schools in practice:
-Elimination of honors classes (or rebranding grade-level class as honors as in the case of middle school English).
-Lowering the level of instruction to the lowest common denominator
-50% rule for assignments
-Exclusion of students from schools with large number of gifted students from admission to gifted magnet programs
-Lowering academic standards (including but not limited to grade inflation).
-Restorative Justice/lowering standards of discipline, removing consequences for offenders and placing the burden of offenses on victims (and students wanting to learn)
-Closing of alternative schools and mainstreaming students with significant behavior problems in regular classes
-Replacing challenging classic novels with contemporary "flavor of the month" books (or graphic novels) at markedly lower reading level
-Novels featuring communists or socialists as protagonists used in the curriculum as early as grade school
-Watching videos or listening to audiobooks instead of reading
-De-emphasizing effective writing in favor of other means of communication
-Group work instead of individual work to conceal both the achievement of the high achievers and the deficiencies of the low achievers
-Free feminine products in the girls/womens room
-Free feminine products in the boys/mens room
-More sexual content at a younger age in books and materials in school
-More violent content at a younger age in books and material in school

Honors for English happens in high school too. It is not just middle school. It is a major problem. The English curriculum is extremely week with very little reading expected.

Amazing error here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the right-wingers are out in force.

I'm not a right winger. I'm a lifelong liberal. I know you won't believe that, but I dare anyone -- on the right or the left -- to get a job with MCPS and see for themselves what's going on there. It is every bit as crazy as the RWNJs say it is. Again, don't listen to me -- see for yourself. It's not that hard to get a job. Then you'll know.

You work for MCPS? Or is the source of your information rumors and conjecture?

Because I work for MCPS and am curious how you are working yourself up into a froth with these weird delusions?

I work for MCPS. I also have kids in and already out of MCPS, so I've seen this once grand system deteriorate over the years, from both sides.

PP again. I will say that some schools are run better than others. The principals are a crap shoot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our high school will be getting a new principal. One of the requirements is to appoint a principal who will lead with equity. What does that mean?

That they will dumb down any enrichment opportunities to ensure the gap doesn't grow.