Did Dr. McKnight's antiracist speech fall flat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Meh. MCPS is been going to hell in a hand basket for a century.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

I'm not convinced the writing is better. These kids don't know the writing process and are overly reliant on Grammarly. I've been stunned by what teachers are willing to accept in AP English classes.

And yes, the lack of reading books is insane to me. I don't know how this happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

Your kids must be slow. Mine are in Algebra 2 in 8th. They didn't even offer that 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

Nah. I certainly don’t expect MCPS to raise my kids. But I would like them to educate my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

Your kids must be slow. Mine are in Algebra 2 in 8th. They didn't even offer that 20 years ago.

Just because Algebra 2 is being offered in 8th grade does not mean that it is being taught well.

Just look at the abysmal test results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

Your kids must be slow. Mine are in Algebra 2 in 8th. They didn't even offer that 20 years ago.

Mine are on the same math track as yours. They are because we worked with them to fill in the gaps. Yes, they did offer it 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

Your kids must be slow. Mine are in Algebra 2 in 8th. They didn't even offer that 20 years ago.

Just because Algebra 2 is being offered in 8th grade does not mean that it is being taught well.

Just look at the abysmal test results.

They are not breaking down numbers by kids so we don't know if the 8th graders doing Algebra 2 are ok or not. But, I don't think it's well taught.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

Nah. I certainly don’t expect MCPS to raise my kids. But I would like them to educate my kids.

I don't expect them to even educate anymore. We heavily supplement outside. The free tutoring has been fantastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

You probably work for the Central Office or Board of Education.

Take one look at the test scores from the 90's and college acceptance and look at them now. Looks to me like a quality drop. National Rankings aren't something MCPS can tamper with. In my opinion, McKnight and Wolffe are driving MCPS into the gutter. They'll be known as the worst MCPS administration ever.

That's probably why they requested $220M dollars - to put lipstick on the pig? My bet is that you'll still see un-renovated, overcrowded buildings and poor academic showings no matter how much money you give them.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind if teacher's salaries are raised, but parent's can't renovate buildings or re-allocate classroom sizes. That responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of the Central Office and Board of Education. Those will be the best metrics and indicators of how wisely the funding is spent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

Your kids must be slow. Mine are in Algebra 2 in 8th. They didn't even offer that 20 years ago.

Just because Algebra 2 is being offered in 8th grade does not mean that it is being taught well.

Just look at the abysmal test results.

Agreed. My son is in the class now, easily earning As, but he still doesn't understand what he's doing. It's not even remotely like what I learned in Algebra II. No wonder I keep hearing that so many kids go on to struggle their first year in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

So did I and the education is not better. The only better I see is writing and computer skills. They lack the basics in math in es. The no textbooks, little homework lacks any type of reinforcement. The lack of reading books is also bad too.

Your kids must be slow. Mine are in Algebra 2 in 8th. They didn't even offer that 20 years ago.

Just because Algebra 2 is being offered in 8th grade does not mean that it is being taught well.

Just look at the abysmal test results.

Agreed. My son is in the class now, easily earning As, but he still doesn't understand what he's doing. It's not even remotely like what I learned in Algebra II. No wonder I keep hearing that so many kids go on to struggle their first year in college.

Really? Your kid must be slow then. The curriculum is excellent. My kid managed to get a near perfect score on their MCAP even.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McKnight is an embarrassment and I'm furious MCPS spent so much money and we ended up with her anyway. I think having a non-white female would have been great but why her? I have never figured out what she has to offer. Because she doesn't have what it takes, it makes lots of women look bad.

I find her to be just infuriating. I want to hear what she has to say but she sounds like an idiot, and I don't sense she cares about these kids (her treatment of them during Covid was enough for me) and her inability to communicate effectively is humiliating for an adult in her position.

Agree. I guess nobody else wants the job.

MCPS is a large, dysfunctional, miserable school district on a downward trajectory. Hard to turn a ship this large around. Nobody wants to hop on a sinking ship.

Really? I think it's so much better today than when I attended a W back in the 90s. My kids are getting a much better education than I did, but I also try to ensure they get the most out of it. In fact, it's only dysfunctional for parents who expect the county to raise their kids.

You probably work for the Central Office or Board of Education.

Take one look at the test scores from the 90's and college acceptance and look at them now. Looks to me like a quality drop. National Rankings aren't something MCPS can tamper with. In my opinion, McKnight and Wolffe are driving MCPS into the gutter. They'll be known as the worst MCPS administration ever.

That's probably why they requested $220M dollars - to put lipstick on the pig? My bet is that you'll still see un-renovated, overcrowded buildings and poor academic showings no matter how much money you give them.

They need the $220 million to implement the Honors for All program countywide. This will help raise up the whole county to new heights.