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with Rhee out, time to move out of DC?
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Anonymous
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No, OP, I would not move out of DC. Because
A) the charter system which Rhee never influenced can offer you many wonderful choices B) Many of the good DCPS options won't change just because RHEE is gone (I'm looking at the handful of upper NW schools that have always been good) C) Some of the up and coming DCPS options rely on a complex mix of factors to become great--good principal (remains to be seen if good Rhee hires depart), good teachers--WTU just voted on the contract, and its in effect), and involved parents. As far as I see it, A and B don't change because of Rhee, and as for C), there are way more factors that decide a schools success and you can way that very carefully as it gets time to apply. |
Anonymous
Oh fer cryin' out loud! When did he ever say this???!!!! |
Anonymous
| Isn't everyone bound by the new (5-year?) teacher contract, no matter who is in charge? |
Anonymous
| I am too...looking at options. As I read about the potential interim and replacements for Rhee. Really, Gray is showing his age...the majority of all of his candidates are AARP candidates...so why move whom ever he choses will not survive...literally. I just say with Rhee gone...technology has gone back to the stone-ages; brush off your typewriters, princess touch-tone phones, and yellow message pads. The closest thing to a blackberry...in the next months will actually resemble fruit. I will say it again...the only school that will benefit from these next 48-months will be the schools that showcased Gray's family i.e., Davis Elementary and Dunbar High School. You want a scare tactic....with Gray in office Wilson High School just might cease to exist....unless Alexander can shake her groove thing in Vincent's direction. LOL. Wait-a-minute Ballou....y'all will get a windfall like no-other because Marion and Vincent are thicker than a Wendy's chocolate frosty. Watch-out now!!!! |
Anonymous
where to begin with this one.... |
Anonymous
I'm going to assume this is sarcasm aimed at making fun of the "run for the hills" mentality being exhibited by a few pps. |
Anonymous
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Nah, it's "ellipsis" poster. You know, she seemed to have insider information but her writing was so garbled, it was nearly impossible to understand her messages. She loved, loved, loved Rhee and Kaya Henderson.
14:07, I have an extra copy of Strunk and White. It might help with your writing. BTW, are you a graduate of DCPS? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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It never ceases to amaze me that people listen to rhetoric without ever really finding out for themselves. I used to live in MoCo (Chevy Chase). The schools were fine. I now live in DC and LOVE my charter school. It is fiction to believe that the best charters are only as good as the average suburban schools. Really? You clearly have not done any research!
Let's see, MoCo Middle School teacher - student ratio: 33 -1, my charter 24-3. I'll take DC, thank you. Plus, my kids love school! |
Anonymous
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We also are weighing leaving DC now. No, I don't think Gray will move us backwards (I hope that's not possible), but obviously as he gets his people in place, reform will stall. My daughter is 5 years old--I can't wait to see if reform works under a new chancellor.
I'm not happy with our neighborhood public school, and we struck out during the lottery, both public and public charter (we'll try again this year). The appeal of moving to, say, Betheda, is that my child would be able to go through high school in the public school system. Obviously there would be headaches and challenges, but they would occur within a school system that has high standards, a good performance record, and doesn't suffer from the dysfunction of the DC school system. But...my commute would be much tougher, and we like where we live now. I'm a DC native (hence my pessimism about reform under Gray). It's almost like a fork in the road: community, or good school? After these election results, I'm leaning towards good school--then we can build our own community. |
Anonymous
| I feel our local school got worse in the last four years. We had planned on keeping our children in our neighborhood school through 8th grade. But, when we started at the school, the school administrators said that they would not teach to the test. We observed that more and more emphasis was placed on the test, and that enrichment programs were sacrificed. We moved our children out of schools that were walking distance from our house to charters. Kids are much happier, but I wish that DCPS would have worked for us. I am not sure if all the blame is Rhee's. Perhaps the administration's over reaction to her? On the plus side she did get facilities fixed at our local school. I doubt we will move back to DCPS at this point, but I don't think that it is time to move out of DC just because Rhee is leaving. |
Anonymous
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True, I think sarcasm was the ultimate point. I had to read it twice with my own edits and then it made perfectly good sense. Don't be so hard on the old-broad, she just might be the next superintendent. Sarcasm.
Good one, I too said is this a DCPS graduate but the scary point is more if she is a DCPS advocate? My favorite line from Steel Magnolia's What is wrong with you Clarice, are you drunk? |
Anonymous
| Please, all of you who believe Rhee is a reason to stay, just go! We like parents who are involved in improving the communities of ALL students, not just the Middle Class white kids (like mine) who will do well everywhere. Rhee is juvenile, and mean. Gray and Fenty are the people to look toward right now, they go back years and DC is a small town. Watch a partnership unfold that will not include Rhee. In fact, Fenty has never looked so happy as in the last few days. |
Anonymous
But what if the MoCo school(s) you pick now aren't a good fit for your child 2 years from now? Building a community, especially in an already established one, is a lot to ask of yourself and your child. Read the MoCo forum and spend more time in Bethesda before you bail. (Replacing Weast is a taller order than Rhee imho.) |
Anonymous
| How do you know reform will stall. What is reform anyway? Give me a break. I work for the school system, there hasn't been as much reform as you have been brainwashed to believe. |