DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

"We deserve this because we're so awesomely rich and powerful!"

These comments need a tag line.
Bit of a Rorschach in this discussion.

"We deserve this because we're so awesomely rich and powerful!" -Hardy Booster? -Maret Booster ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

I watched Hunter"s testimony. He studiously avoids the question of any kind of cost-benefit analysis.

[Anonymous]

I think the Maret crowd is acting like the privileged assholes that they are and think it is beyond shameful they are trying to turn this into Maret vs Hardy and ignoring the Jellef after-school program.

Ian Cameron. Susan Rice. Jack Evans. Muriel Bowser are in record ready to screw over kids for money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

I watched Hunter"s testimony. He studiously avoids the question of any kind of cost-benefit analysis.

But that has nothing to do with your statement.
He addresses:
* ..."Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times"...
* ... just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to...

The answers are right there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

I watched Hunter"s testimony. He studiously avoids the question of any kind of cost-benefit analysis.

But that has nothing to do with your statement.
He addresses:
* ..."Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times"...
* ... just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to...

The answers are right there.

This is getting tedious. Is there a transcript to put and end to this back and forth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the Maret crowd is acting like the privileged assholes that they are and think it is beyond shameful they are trying to turn this into Maret vs Hardy and ignoring the Jellef after-school program.

Ian Cameron. Susan Rice. Jack Evans. Muriel Bowser are in record ready to screw over kids for money.

That's what I'm talking about! Use the proper nouns!

That way people don't think that you meant:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Hardy crowd is acting like the privileged assholes that they are and think it is beyond shameful they are trying to turn this into Maret vs Hardy and ignoring the Jellef after-school program.

Silverman, Miller, Putta are in record ready to screw over DC for power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Maret crowd is acting like the privileged assholes that they are and think it is beyond shameful they are trying to turn this into Maret vs Hardy and ignoring the Jellef after-school program.

Ian Cameron. Susan Rice. Jack Evans. Muriel Bowser are in record ready to screw over kids for money.

That's what I'm talking about! Use the proper nouns!

That way people don't think that you meant:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Hardy crowd is acting like the privileged assholes that they are and think it is beyond shameful they are trying to turn this into Maret vs Hardy and ignoring the Jellef after-school program.

Silverman, Miller, Putta are in record ready to screw over DC for power.

I'm presuming that you meant:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Hardy crowd is acting like the privileged assholes that they are and think it is beyond shameful they are trying to turn this into Maret vs Jellef and ignoring the Hardy after-school program.

Silverman, Miller, Putta are in record ready to screw over DC for power.

Gotta pay attention to the details!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

I watched Hunter"s testimony. He studiously avoids the question of any kind of cost-benefit analysis.

But that has nothing to do with your statement.
He addresses:
* ..."Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times"...
* ... just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to...

The answers are right there.

I am watching Hunter’s testimony and Q&A as I type. It’s pretty frustrating. He’s got the Maret talking points down, and he and DPR clearly did no rigorous analysis of this — no hard financial analysis or strategic thinking. They just “talked to a lot of people.”

Clearly this was a decision based on soft factors, like perhaps campaign donations or future high-paying jobs with developers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

I watched Hunter"s testimony. He studiously avoids the question of any kind of cost-benefit analysis.

But that has nothing to do with your statement.
He addresses:
* ..."Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times"...
* ... just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to...

The answers are right there.

I am watching Hunter’s testimony and Q&A as I type. It’s pretty frustrating. He’s got the Maret talking points down, and he and DPR clearly did no rigorous analysis of this — no hard financial analysis or strategic thinking. They just “talked to a lot of people.”

Clearly this was a decision based on soft factors, like perhaps campaign donations or future high-paying jobs with developers.

First rule of conspiracy theories: Don't be falsifiable. Check.

A Hardy conspiracy theorist dies and goes to heaven
When he arrives at the Pearly Gates, God is there to receive him. "Welcome. You are permitted to ask me one question, which I will answer truthfully."

Without hesitating, the conspiracy theorist asks, "Why did Maret get Jelleff Field?"

God replies, "DPR looked at the contract and decided that Maret had been a good partner. There were no other considerations. I thought Delano told you."

The conspiracy theorist pauses, thinks to himself, then says "Shit! This goes higher up than I thought..."

[Anonymous]

We'll then Hunter needs to be fired and DPR investigated because the Maret deal is not an a good use of City resources and costs the City lots of money and provides no public benefit.

[Anonymous]

There are ample kids at Hardy - and the B&GC - for which involvement in after-school sports could mark a turning point in their lives away from various forms of delinquency. Maret's use of Jelleff makes it harder - not impossible, but certainly harder - for that to happen. While the use of Jelleff after-school may be important to Maret in many ways, a non-renewal would have been little more than a minor inconvenience that the school's capable administration could have easily worked out. It would have very little impact on Maret's students, almost all of which will enjoy very bright futures regardless of what field they play on. For many Hardy students, not having access to Jelleff could potentially change the rest of their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are ample kids at Hardy - and the B&GC - for which involvement in after-school sports could mark a turning point in their lives away from various forms of delinquency. Maret's use of Jelleff makes it harder - not impossible, but certainly harder - for that to happen. While the use of Jelleff after-school may be important to Maret in many ways, a non-renewal would have been little more than a minor inconvenience that the school's capable administration could have easily worked out. It would have very little impact on Maret's students, almost all of which will enjoy very bright futures regardless of what field they play on. For many Hardy students, not having access to Jelleff could potentially change the rest of their lives.

I'm not sure that being forced to use a non-regulation field like Ellington will cause someone to turn to a life of crime....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious. Literally nobody that isn't a Maret parent shares your point of view. I am not even at Hardy or in that feeder pattern. Every parent I've talked to across the city thinks it's disgusting.

Yeah, the Maret supporters' argument basically comes down to "we deserve this." That's it.

And, one more time- Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times. Everyone else, including Hardy supporters and the aftercare program at Jelleff just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to, rather than unilaterally giving the field to a private organization in a sweetheart deal. Splitting the fields after school between Hardy and the aftercare kids seems like the perfect solution.

Watch the video. Watch Delano's testimony.
Come back with a better argument, we'll be here apparently.

I watched Hunter"s testimony. He studiously avoids the question of any kind of cost-benefit analysis.

But that has nothing to do with your statement.
He addresses:
* ..."Maret is the only organization trying to monopolize the field during its most useful times"...
* ... just want DPR to follow DC law when deciding who to allocate time to...

The answers are right there.

I am watching Hunter’s testimony and Q&A as I type. It’s pretty frustrating. He’s got the Maret talking points down, and he and DPR clearly did no rigorous analysis of this — no hard financial analysis or strategic thinking. They just “talked to a lot of people.”

Clearly this was a decision based on soft factors, like perhaps campaign donations or future high-paying jobs with developers.

First rule of conspiracy theories: Don't be falsifiable. Check.

A Hardy conspiracy theorist dies and goes to heaven
When he arrives at the Pearly Gates, God is there to receive him. "Welcome. You are permitted to ask me one question, which I will answer truthfully."

Without hesitating, the conspiracy theorist asks, "Why did Maret get Jelleff Field?"

God replies, "DPR looked at the contract and decided that Maret had been a good partner. There were no other considerations. I thought Delano told you."

The conspiracy theorist pauses, thinks to himself, then says "Shit! This goes higher up than I thought..."

Point me to where in the contract it says that the only thing that needs to happen for Maret to get an extension is for them to fulfill the original contract.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are ample kids at Hardy - and the B&GC - for which involvement in after-school sports could mark a turning point in their lives away from various forms of delinquency. Maret's use of Jelleff makes it harder - not impossible, but certainly harder - for that to happen. While the use of Jelleff after-school may be important to Maret in many ways, a non-renewal would have been little more than a minor inconvenience that the school's capable administration could have easily worked out. It would have very little impact on Maret's students, almost all of which will enjoy very bright futures regardless of what field they play on. For many Hardy students, not having access to Jelleff could potentially change the rest of their lives.

I'm not sure that being forced to use a non-regulation field like Ellington will cause someone to turn to a life of crime....

I dunno. At least 2 of the athletes (one former, one current) who testified for Maret the other day spoke about having access to Jelleff as being monumentally important to their athletic experience...

(And don’t forget that Ellington provides no solution for the after-school program. After-school kids can’t be blocks away when their puck-up arrives.)