Call to discuss the state of Hardy 05/15/23

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

I'm not sure what's up with parents, who are not employed at the school, are not evaluated by the school, and are not paid by DCPS, thinking that they control HR and our school. That seems...hard to believe

Has it not occurred to you that DCPS may not have been satisfied with how Hardy's year was going either?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

Teacher troll here - I don’t think the PTO realized how much this has upset my staff as a whole. This whole thing happened behind our backs and moved at the speed of light. We are shocked and angry. So yea, pardon us if we lash out in an online forum that continues to perpetuate lies.

If anyone from the PTO is here - might as well cancel that happy hour next week. We want nothing to do with y’all.

“my staff”? hmm interesting phrasing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

Teacher troll here - I don’t think the PTO realized how much this has upset my staff as a whole. This whole thing happened behind our backs and moved at the speed of light. We are shocked and angry. So yea, pardon us if we lash out in an online forum that continues to perpetuate lies.

If anyone from the PTO is here - might as well cancel that happy hour next week. We want nothing to do with y’all.

+1. Change my RSVP to no

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardy has a bunch of great teachers. I am grateful to them.

Hardy also has a few teachers that are dismal and really need to go.

And I think we know what the dismal ones are doing tonight.

LOL thanks education expert. How long could you hang in a room of 33 twelve year olds? You wouldn’t last an hour.

With capable administrators, you would rarely have 33 students in a class.

Another education expert who has not a clue how difficult and nuanced master scheduling is. The current principal inherited a very over enrolled school. Nothing to do with his competence in this case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

I'm not sure what's up with parents, who are not employed at the school, are not evaluated by the school, and are not paid by DCPS, thinking that they control HR and our school. That seems...hard to believe

Since you seem to be unclear on the concept, I’ll explain. Parents are key stakeholders in schools, and they have a lot of influence.

You all got your privates fondled bc furby wants MacArthur to have a strong start, but I'm untouchable to you clowns. You can change leaders as much as you want but I'm still there letting your kids know how you Karen your way through their education

Please, keep on showing us what a great educator you are.

[Anonymous]

I am also a NO. You do not respect educators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

Teacher troll here - I don’t think the PTO realized how much this has upset my staff as a whole. This whole thing happened behind our backs and moved at the speed of light. We are shocked and angry. So yea, pardon us if we lash out in an online forum that continues to perpetuate lies.

If anyone from the PTO is here - might as well cancel that happy hour next week. We want nothing to do with y’all.

Parents asked for change for next year. PJ leaving this week was a decision by him or DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

I'm not sure what's up with parents, who are not employed at the school, are not evaluated by the school, and are not paid by DCPS, thinking that they control HR and our school. That seems...hard to believe

Has it not occurred to you that DCPS may not have been satisfied with how Hardy's year was going either?

They probably weren't. They only listened to you bc of MacArthur. And now they're going to regret that.

What you don't realize is you can't hurt us. We make good money. There's plenty of great schools in dcps that would hire us in a heartbeat. Venting on here is super fun for me bc I have zero interest on "finding a time to connect" with you two hours after my contracted day is over

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure what’s up with the teacher trolls. But they seem to want us to believe that Hardy went from a school steadily improving in outcome and reputation, to a school with really unhappy parents, for no reason at all having to do with the leadership. That seems … hard to believe.

I'm not sure what's up with parents, who are not employed at the school, are not evaluated by the school, and are not paid by DCPS, thinking that they control HR and our school. That seems...hard to believe

Since you seem to be unclear on the concept, I’ll explain. Parents are key stakeholders in schools, and they have a lot of influence.

You all got your privates fondled bc furby wants MacArthur to have a strong start, but I'm untouchable to you clowns. You can change leaders as much as you want but I'm still there letting your kids know how you Karen your way through their education

Please, keep on showing us what a great educator you are.

Good news just checked the impact handbook again and parent reviews of my DCUM posts are still 0% of my evaluations

[Anonymous]

This cohort of PTO parents totally blindsided staff and several kids. This was done unethically and put staff in an awkward situation by sending the petition to their dc gov emails. The fact that they have managed to get the principal out by bullying the system is sad. The IS is also to blame because as a first year principal, his boss was never in the school except three or four times this school year. Does he know any students' names? Does he care? No. He is just kowtowing to this white, privileged, bigoted clan of parents who need to worry about issues such that the school is old and should be modernized like other DCPS schools. Seeing how mean and ruthless these parents can be has me seeing them in a different light. There are ways of doing things. This was not it. Why is everything so secret? Why can't those parents who led the charge identify themselves? Are you afraid of the backlash and repercussions? Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This cohort of PTO parents totally blindsided staff and several kids. This was done unethically and put staff in an awkward situation by sending the petition to their dc gov emails. The fact that they have managed to get the principal out by bullying the system is sad. The IS is also to blame because as a first year principal, his boss was never in the school except three or four times this school year. Does he know any students' names? Does he care? No. He is just kowtowing to this white, privileged, bigoted clan of parents who need to worry about issues such that the school is old and should be modernized like other DCPS schools. Seeing how mean and ruthless these parents can be has me seeing them in a different light. There are ways of doing things. This was not it. Why is everything so secret? Why can't those parents who led the charge identify themselves? Are you afraid of the backlash and repercussions? Sad.

This is terrible. Really bad news for Hardy. Who is listening to the staff and students? Is it true the teachers will walk out? How do we support the staff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This cohort of PTO parents totally blindsided staff and several kids. This was done unethically and put staff in an awkward situation by sending the petition to their dc gov emails. The fact that they have managed to get the principal out by bullying the system is sad. The IS is also to blame because as a first year principal, his boss was never in the school except three or four times this school year. Does he know any students' names? Does he care? No. He is just kowtowing to this white, privileged, bigoted clan of parents who need to worry about issues such that the school is old and should be modernized like other DCPS schools. Seeing how mean and ruthless these parents can be has me seeing them in a different light. There are ways of doing things. This was not it. Why is everything so secret? Why can't those parents who led the charge identify themselves? Are you afraid of the backlash and repercussions? Sad.

This is terrible. Really bad news for Hardy. Who is listening to the staff and students? Is it true the teachers will walk out? How do we support the staff?

It actually sounds like really good news for Hardy and gives me more confidence in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

tbh - I’ve visited middle schools in Bethesda. The Hardy parents are absolutely right to demand that the school have at least some modicum of organization and calm. The idea that parents are just supposed to accept that “all middle schools are violent” is wishful thinking. It’s not going to fly. Before you spput off about white parents, let me assure you that DCPS takes advantage of working class black families because they don’t have the same organizing resources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:tbh - I’ve visited middle schools in Bethesda. The Hardy parents are absolutely right to demand that the school have at least some modicum of organization and calm. The idea that parents are just supposed to accept that “all middle schools are violent” is wishful thinking. It’s not going to fly. Before you spput off about white parents, let me assure you that DCPS takes advantage of working class black families because they don’t have the same organizing resources.

Please, share your actionable feedback from your time visiting bethesda

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This cohort of PTO parents totally blindsided staff and several kids. This was done unethically and put staff in an awkward situation by sending the petition to their dc gov emails. The fact that they have managed to get the principal out by bullying the system is sad. The IS is also to blame because as a first year principal, his boss was never in the school except three or four times this school year. Does he know any students' names? Does he care? No. He is just kowtowing to this white, privileged, bigoted clan of parents who need to worry about issues such that the school is old and should be modernized like other DCPS schools. Seeing how mean and ruthless these parents can be has me seeing them in a different light. There are ways of doing things. This was not it. Why is everything so secret? Why can't those parents who led the charge identify themselves? Are you afraid of the backlash and repercussions? Sad.

I mean, you’re on here calling the parents racist, and teachers are posting horrible threats about “Karens” etc. So of course the parents are going to stay anonymous if possible.