Bower's top education aide sends his kids to 100 percent open private school

[Anonymous]

It's fine for him to send his kids anywhere. 1. he is not "hiding it" and 2. i want the best person for the job- and grateful he is in it. 3. show me where it is "him" keeping public closed. 4. if you could send your kid to private if you had the $$$ or grandparents etc you would. Try this argument in any other profession you'll come up with a big goose egg. Doc, lawyer etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's fine for him to send his kids anywhere. 1. he is not "hiding it" and 2. i want the best person for the job- and grateful he is in it. 3. show me where it is "him" keeping public closed. 4. if you could send your kid to private if you had the $$$ or grandparents etc you would. Try this argument in any other profession you'll come up with a big goose egg. Doc, lawyer etc.

1. Nobody said he is "hiding it" in fact that's part of the problem. 2. certainly there are equally qualified people out there, there is nothing particularly special about this person but he seems very privileged. 3. I actually don't care about this so we are in agreement, he should get booted because he's a hypocrite. 4. I chose public, I could chose private

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this is anyone’s concern but that man and his family. You can not control other people’s decisions and homes. There is no moral or ethical issue with this. The DCUM ED mob is the worst.

I think you're missing the point. The issue is that he argues it's unsafe to open schools and is preventing our kids from getting a decent education. Even as his own kids go to school every single day and have since the beginning of the year.

Does anyone have an actual recent quote that he has said it’s unsafe to open public schools?

He clearly hasn’t done anything to stand up for having them open, not publicly or effectively. That’s enough.

I honestly think he should be run out of DCPS just to make an example of him. It’s unconscionable. He should have been on the absolute bleeding edge of getting kids back in school asap, instead of cowardly kowtowing to the union and political considerations all the while sending his own kids to school. where’s the petition to fire him?

[Anonymous]

His children’s attendance in DCPS should be a condition of his employment, just as sub duty should be a condition of those certified teachers employed at head office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His children’s attendance in DCPS should be a condition of his employment, just as sub duty should be a condition of those certified teachers employed at head office.

This is an excellent idea and should be implemented immediately, even it it only means subbing virtually at least in the short term. The COVID standard now is cancelling class or async work.

Not to derail the thread, but your idea is really good.

[Anonymous]

A year ago I would have disagreed that sending his kids to a DC public school but after this year, I think I have changed my mind. He is willing to send his kids to in-person school but not being a vocal advocate for public school kids returning. He gets to make a choice while denying that choice to parents and kids he works for. The hypocrisy of this double standard delegitimizes his position. I think he really needs to be replaced.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone quote this person stating it is unsafe for kids to be in person?

[Anonymous]

Such a dumb thread. It's a free country, get over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Such a dumb thread. It's a privileged country, get over it.

Fixed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn keeps our kids out of the classroom, because it is supposedly unsafe, he sends his own kids to Washington International School, which has been open for months

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/dc-public-schools-need-in-person-classes/2021/03/18/5fffdecc-8122-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html

Gross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Email him: [e-mail]

+1

[Anonymous]

we have the worst government

[Anonymous]

I didn't go through the whole thread but...has anyone pointed out that his kids have gone to Washington International since *before* he even got the job in 2018? It's not like he sneakily enrolled them last May to get one over on the public school plebes.

If you think someone should have to have their kids in public school to be deputy mayor for education, ok. But it's clear that isn't currently a condition of the job nor was it when he got hired.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bowser-taps-new-deputy-mayor-for-education-from-outside-dc-schools/2018/09/24/9a7dfa04-c03e-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't go through the whole thread but...has anyone pointed out that his kids have gone to Washington International since *before* he even got the job in 2018? It's not like he sneakily enrolled them last May to get one over on the public school plebes.

If you think someone should have to have their kids in public school to be deputy mayor for education, ok. But it's clear that isn't currently a condition of the job nor was it when he got hired.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bowser-taps-new-deputy-mayor-for-education-from-outside-dc-schools/2018/09/24/9a7dfa04-c03e-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204_story.html

well, read the thread. the gross part is he is hypocritically and dishonestly sending his kids to in person school while allowing DC public schools to remained closed by claims “it’s not safe.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't go through the whole thread but...has anyone pointed out that his kids have gone to Washington International since *before* he even got the job in 2018? It's not like he sneakily enrolled them last May to get one over on the public school plebes.

If you think someone should have to have their kids in public school to be deputy mayor for education, ok. But it's clear that isn't currently a condition of the job nor was it when he got hired.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bowser-taps-new-deputy-mayor-for-education-from-outside-dc-schools/2018/09/24/9a7dfa04-c03e-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204_story.html

From the article:

Kihn has written about his philosophies in education publications and blogs, arguing in a 2016 Education Week article that traditional public schools need to focus on specialties so that they can compete with charter schools. Each school, he wrote, cannot serve the needs of every student. He said in an interview that he is a proponent of the traditional school system but that in cities with robust charter systems, it’s important to examine how the role of neighborhood schools has changed.
“Districts remain the de facto operators of schools of last resort; they’ve got to specialize here, even at the expense of other work, if needed,” he wrote.
Kihn lives in the District, and his children attend Washington International School, a private school in Northwest Washington.

Can we switch from talking about his kids to talking about his philosophy? It’s even more troublesome.

Apparently DCPS should accept that it is a “school of last resort.” Seems his expectation is crappy performance.