Did Dr. McKnight's antiracist speech fall flat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this mean they are getting rid of compacted to make sure that all kids receive the same curriculum?:

A change to the elementary mathematics course
structure and grouping practices that support all
students’ developing a solid mathematics foundation,
with increased rigor through heterogeneous grouping
(Special Education, Emergent Multilingual Learners, and
Focus Group Students)

I have no idea. And that's the problem with MCPS and how it communicates. They're as clear as mud and they'll spend an insane amount of time, energy and resources saying things in a way that no one knows what the hell they actually mean.

And MONEY!! Don’t forget that MCPS wastes millions of dollars in taxpayer money on useless initiatives and useless Central Office staff that do nothing to promote education for students.

+1 Recordation taxes just went up 1.5% and property taxes are anticipated to go up 10% in Montgomery County when 50% of the county budget is proposed to fund MCPS. MCPS is wasting taxpayer money then asking for more money to waste.

[Anonymous]

Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does this mean they are getting rid of compacted to make sure that all kids receive the same curriculum?:

A change to the elementary mathematics course
structure and grouping practices that support all
students’ developing a solid mathematics foundation,
with increased rigor through heterogeneous grouping
(Special Education, Emergent Multilingual Learners, and
Focus Group Students)

I have no idea. And that's the problem with MCPS and how it communicates. They're as clear as mud and they'll spend an insane amount of time, energy and resources saying things in a way that no one knows what the hell they actually mean.

And MONEY!! Don’t forget that MCPS wastes millions of dollars in taxpayer money on useless initiatives and useless Central Office staff that do nothing to promote education for students.

+1 Recordation taxes just went up 1.5% and property taxes are anticipated to go up 10% in Montgomery County when 50% of the county budget is proposed to fund MCPS. MCPS is wasting taxpayer money then asking for more money to waste.

I'm pretty sure these tax hikes aren't even legal since it requires a majority of the CC to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

[Anonymous]

Could we replace McKnight with someone good like Michelle Rhee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could we replace McKnight with someone good like Michelle Rhee?

Rhee, who came in, flipped tables for 3 years, and then fled to California to funnel public money into her charter school business?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rhee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

Nothing wrong with blue collar jobs. That has nothing to do with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

Yup. RJ, as confusing and fluff-filled as it is, is one thing. I too am more concerned about how the county is encouraging grade inflation, lowering expectations, and teaching kids that deadlines and accountability don't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could we replace McKnight with someone good like Michelle Rhee?

Rhee, who came in, flipped tables for 3 years, and then fled to California to funnel public money into her charter school business?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rhee

She would be awesome. Just the person to clean up MCPS. Put the focus back on education and clean house in the Central Office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

Yup. RJ, as confusing and fluff-filled as it is, is one thing. I too am more concerned about how the county is encouraging grade inflation, lowering expectations, and teaching kids that deadlines and accountability don't matter.

Because lowering expectations seems to be the only way to fix the achievement gap, which seems more like a fool's errand. People can choose to study or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

Yup. RJ, as confusing and fluff-filled as it is, is one thing. I too am more concerned about how the county is encouraging grade inflation, lowering expectations, and teaching kids that deadlines and accountability don't matter.

To be sure, a lot of deadlines actually don't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

Yup. RJ, as confusing and fluff-filled as it is, is one thing. I too am more concerned about how the county is encouraging grade inflation, lowering expectations, and teaching kids that deadlines and accountability don't matter.

To be sure, a lot of deadlines actually don't matter.

And doing extra work instead of giving up and taking a 0 is good, not bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Examples of the Central Office’s bloat:

https://moco360.media/2023/02/07/top-20-highest-paid-mcps-employees-of-2022/

Wasn't there an explosion in new CO jobs last year? Did it go to expand the equity posse and ministry of truth?

Yep. Lots of new positions on the Equity Department so that they can run more tone-dead seminars on Restorative Justice.

I don't even care about RJ. My biggest issue is the dumbing down of public schools to pretend they've addressed the achievement gap. They haven't. This has more to do with values and goals. When I went to an HS many years ago, it was with many blue-collar white kids who also didn't prioritize education and aspired to blue-collar jobs. This is fine. Maybe if we accept that not everyone wants the same things and help all students achieve their goals instead of projecting our values on them everyone will be better off.

Yup. RJ, as confusing and fluff-filled as it is, is one thing. I too am more concerned about how the county is encouraging grade inflation, lowering expectations, and teaching kids that deadlines and accountability don't matter.

To be sure, a lot of deadlines actually don't matter.

And doing extra work instead of giving up and taking a 0 is good, not bad.

Correct the minute isn't as important as whether kids learned the material.