New MacAuthur Principal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I were him reading all of these posts, I would feel so defeated without even been given a chance. He has the job now and can be judged based on his performance once he starts, so what else is there to say? This thread needs to end.

You know it’s not just about him, right? There are hundreds of families that have to make a decision whether to send their children to this start-up school.

With every decision that has come up about this in-the-works school, DCPS has acted in a way as to discourage rather than inspire confidence among many (most? nearly all?) of the families zoned for the school.

I would like for this guy to have a good experience at his next job. But far more important to me is that the hundreds of kids being funneled towards this school have an excellent high school experience that meets their needs.

As someone who has been actively involved with every step of this process, I strongly disagree with your assessment. I'm guessing it is a grievance borne of ignorance and a smattering of anger over misperceived feelings of neglect.

Ok, please enlighten us about the plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I were him reading all of these posts, I would feel so defeated without even been given a chance. He has the job now and can be judged based on his performance once he starts, so what else is there to say? This thread needs to end.

You know it’s not just about him, right? There are hundreds of families that have to make a decision whether to send their children to this start-up school.

With every decision that has come up about this in-the-works school, DCPS has acted in a way as to discourage rather than inspire confidence among many (most? nearly all?) of the families zoned for the school.

I would like for this guy to have a good experience at his next job. But far more important to me is that the hundreds of kids being funneled towards this school have an excellent high school experience that meets their needs.

As someone who has been actively involved with every step of this process, I strongly disagree with your assessment. I'm guessing it is a grievance borne of ignorance and a smattering of anger over misperceived feelings of neglect.

This is also not in line with the conversations I’ve had with neighbors and other parents at our feeder elementary, most of whom are thrilled. Best of luck to the new principal and staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I were him reading all of these posts, I would feel so defeated without even been given a chance. He has the job now and can be judged based on his performance once he starts, so what else is there to say? This thread needs to end.

You know it’s not just about him, right? There are hundreds of families that have to make a decision whether to send their children to this start-up school.

With every decision that has come up about this in-the-works school, DCPS has acted in a way as to discourage rather than inspire confidence among many (most? nearly all?) of the families zoned for the school.

I would like for this guy to have a good experience at his next job. But far more important to me is that the hundreds of kids being funneled towards this school have an excellent high school experience that meets their needs.

As someone who has been actively involved with every step of this process, I strongly disagree with your assessment. I'm guessing it is a grievance borne of ignorance and a smattering of anger over misperceived feelings of neglect.

Dude, just stop posting.

You helped picked this person.

Now, post after post, you are angrily defending your choice by attacking the people most affected by your decision.

Folks like you shouldn’t shouldn’t be involved with decisions like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I were him reading all of these posts, I would feel so defeated without even been given a chance. He has the job now and can be judged based on his performance once he starts, so what else is there to say? This thread needs to end.

You know it’s not just about him, right? There are hundreds of families that have to make a decision whether to send their children to this start-up school.

With every decision that has come up about this in-the-works school, DCPS has acted in a way as to discourage rather than inspire confidence among many (most? nearly all?) of the families zoned for the school.

I would like for this guy to have a good experience at his next job. But far more important to me is that the hundreds of kids being funneled towards this school have an excellent high school experience that meets their needs.

As someone who has been actively involved with every step of this process, I strongly disagree with your assessment. I'm guessing it is a grievance borne of ignorance and a smattering of anger over misperceived feelings of neglect.

Dude, just stop posting.

You helped picked this person.

Now, post after post, you are angrily defending your choice by attacking the people most affected by your decision.

Folks like you shouldn’t shouldn’t be involved with decisions like this.

You're talking to at least two different people, dude. Have a great night and good luck next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I were him reading all of these posts, I would feel so defeated without even been given a chance. He has the job now and can be judged based on his performance once he starts, so what else is there to say? This thread needs to end.

You know it’s not just about him, right? There are hundreds of families that have to make a decision whether to send their children to this start-up school.

With every decision that has come up about this in-the-works school, DCPS has acted in a way as to discourage rather than inspire confidence among many (most? nearly all?) of the families zoned for the school.

I would like for this guy to have a good experience at his next job. But far more important to me is that the hundreds of kids being funneled towards this school have an excellent high school experience that meets their needs.

As someone who has been actively involved with every step of this process, I strongly disagree with your assessment. I'm guessing it is a grievance borne of ignorance and a smattering of anger over misperceived feelings of neglect.

Dude, just stop posting.

You helped picked this person.

Now, post after post, you are angrily defending your choice by attacking the people most affected by your decision.

Folks like you shouldn’t shouldn’t be involved with decisions like this.

You're talking to at least two different people, dude. Have a great night and good luck next year

Fine. You and the voices in your head can all stop posting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I were him reading all of these posts, I would feel so defeated without even been given a chance. He has the job now and can be judged based on his performance once he starts, so what else is there to say? This thread needs to end.

You know it’s not just about him, right? There are hundreds of families that have to make a decision whether to send their children to this start-up school.

With every decision that has come up about this in-the-works school, DCPS has acted in a way as to discourage rather than inspire confidence among many (most? nearly all?) of the families zoned for the school.

I would like for this guy to have a good experience at his next job. But far more important to me is that the hundreds of kids being funneled towards this school have an excellent high school experience that meets their needs.

As someone who has been actively involved with every step of this process, I strongly disagree with your assessment. I'm guessing it is a grievance borne of ignorance and a smattering of anger over misperceived feelings of neglect.

Dude, just stop posting.

You helped picked this person.

Now, post after post, you are angrily defending your choice by attacking the people most affected by your decision.

Folks like you shouldn’t shouldn’t be involved with decisions like this.

No, I didn’t.

Tell me which steps along the way have been designed to offend in-bound families — like mine — and see if I can explain them. Maybe I can’t. It is certainly the case that I (nor anyone else) can defend against vague whining literally devoid of content.

Is it the programming, the grandfathering, what? that you think demonstrates unseriousness in creating a high quality high school? Be specific.

[Anonymous]

And, for the record, I’m the same poster that asked you to name neighbors that you would trust if they were on the interview panel.

I haven’t been present in this thread beyond asking you to name names and make specific grievances.

[Anonymous]

In the short-lived spin-off thread, a couple of people expressed great enthusiasm for the dual enrollment thing. I hate the idea and don’t understand why people support it. Can you explain?

I my view, high school is a time to be at high school, with other students your age. The school should offer a challenging, college-level AP classes, but it still should be a high school. Going to other schools for classes is a scheduling and logistical nightmare and is bad for community. Why would I want my kid to go to a commuter high school?

[Anonymous]

Dual enrollment serves at least four purposes.

One, it is a safety valve in case your child is so advanced as to outstretch the available offerings. In this way, it greatly expands the potentially available course offerings by almost two orders of magnitude.

Two, regardless of how advanced you think a high school class in a given topic can be, it is likely that the college presentation of the same material to be more challenging and enriching. Not always, of course, but on average the college instruction and experience should be superior.

Third, it can provide significant cost savings to parents for the subsequent college years. Credits obtained from reputable universities like GW, Georgetown, and AU will be transferable practically anywhere.

Four, it provides a better demonstration of academic preparedness for college. Universities likely have less difficulty believing a student who performed well at one of these universities is sufficiently prepared for college rigor than if the student simply passed the AP exam. By analogy, when you apply to particularly rigorous PhD programs, the admissions committees often ask you to list the texts used for individual classes since that provides a reliable proxy for the level of instruction.

You have pointed out some aspects from the other side of the ledger. Taking college courses as a high school student is not without cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the short-lived spin-off thread, a couple of people expressed great enthusiasm for the dual enrollment thing. I hate the idea and don’t understand why people support it. Can you explain?

I my view, high school is a time to be at high school, with other students your age. The school should offer a challenging, college-level AP classes, but it still should be a high school. Going to other schools for classes is a scheduling and logistical nightmare and is bad for community. Why would I want my kid to go to a commuter high school?

I agree with that. Dual enrollment is great for those few kids who are super advanced in something the HS cannot offer (math, language). But it’s not a replacement for an appropriate HS curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dual enrollment serves at least four purposes.

One, it is a safety valve in case your child is so advanced as to outstretch the available offerings. In this way, it greatly expands the potentially available course offerings by almost two orders of magnitude.

Two, regardless of how advanced you think a high school class in a given topic can be, it is likely that the college presentation of the same material to be more challenging and enriching. Not always, of course, but on average the college instruction and experience should be superior.

Third, it can provide significant cost savings to parents for the subsequent college years. Credits obtained from reputable universities like GW, Georgetown, and AU will be transferable practically anywhere.

Four, it provides a better demonstration of academic preparedness for college. Universities likely have less difficulty believing a student who performed well at one of these universities is sufficiently prepared for college rigor than if the student simply passed the AP exam. By analogy, when you apply to particularly rigorous PhD programs, the admissions committees often ask you to list the texts used for individual classes since that provides a reliable proxy for the level of instruction.

You have pointed out some aspects from the other side of the ledger. Taking college courses as a high school student is not without cost.

I was a dual enrollment kid in a rural high school growing up. I endorse everything here. On the social side, it was never an issue for me as I only missed a period or two, and was doing enough other clubs/sports I didn't miss the environment. And I sometimes got to eat fast food for lunch!

[Anonymous]

I've worked with and coached, Dr. McCray. He's the real deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've worked with and coached, Dr. McCray. He's the real deal.

Coached?

The real what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frederick Douglass MacArthur High School

Ha! Awesome

[Anonymous]

Douglass Urban MacArthur Baldwin High School?