BOE candidate, Esther Wells

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s black, which you left out. I believe she’s also a CPA. I love supporting black moms who believe in open schools, holding MCPs accountable to its core mission of educating kids in reading and math, and would 100% choose adding teachers over more central office staff any day. Voting for her. Time for fresh blood.

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Sounds like what I am looking for in a candidate.

Sounds like you’re ok voting for a homophobe.

Belonging to a church that doesn't believe in gay marriage doesn't make you a homophobe.

Somehow people on here can make harsh accusations about the candidate being a homophobe and that is perfectly acceptable. I guess we can randomly throw out such accusations about anyone at any time. Crazy.

Why did it take digging to find out what organization she leads? She isn’t proud of her church?

Yes, there certainly is something sinister behind this.

/s

[Anonymous]

Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

These two things are mutually exclusive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

Then I hope you plan to apply that same logic across religions. I have Muslim relatives and Muslims are often very anti-LGBQT. Does that mean you will never vote for a Muslim Democrat BOE candidate? Or do you just target Christians?

FWIW, I’m not Christian but there seems to be quite a anti-Christian vibe to this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

Then I hope you plan to apply that same logic across religions. I have Muslim relatives and Muslims are often very anti-LGBQT. Does that mean you will never vote for a Muslim Democrat BOE candidate? Or do you just target Christians?

FWIW, I’m not Christian but there seems to be quite a anti-Christian vibe to this thread.

Biden's a catholic, the catholic church opposes gay marriage and homosexuality. That doesn't mean Biden espouses the catholic church's views.

Personal beliefs don't necessarily have to be reflected in professional settings. I'd like to know where she falls, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

Then I hope you plan to apply that same logic across religions. I have Muslim relatives and Muslims are often very anti-LGBQT. Does that mean you will never vote for a Muslim Democrat BOE candidate? Or do you just target Christians?

FWIW, I’m not Christian but there seems to be quite a anti-Christian vibe to this thread.

Biden's a catholic, the catholic church opposes gay marriage and homosexuality. That doesn't mean Biden espouses the catholic church's views.

Personal beliefs don't necessarily have to be reflected in professional settings. I'd like to know where she falls, though.

Take it up with the PPs who are assuming that the candidate is a homophobe without any evidence to support that unfounded claim.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

Then I hope you plan to apply that same logic across religions. I have Muslim relatives and Muslims are often very anti-LGBQT. Does that mean you will never vote for a Muslim Democrat BOE candidate? Or do you just target Christians?

FWIW, I’m not Christian but there seems to be quite a anti-Christian vibe to this thread.

Biden's a catholic, the catholic church opposes gay marriage and homosexuality. That doesn't mean Biden espouses the catholic church's views.

Personal beliefs don't necessarily have to be reflected in professional settings. I'd like to know where she falls, though.

Take it up with the PPs who are assuming that the candidate is a homophobe without any evidence to support that unfounded claim.

She was recently a guest on the conservative radio show, O’Connor and Company: https://omny.fm/shows/oconnor-and-company/04-27-22-interview-a-new-dawn-moco-school-board-ca

O’Connor is a regular commentator on Fox and Friends, and was a feature writer on Breitbart. And she is president at her church that is intolerant to gays and lesbians. I don’t think it’s a stretch to call her a conservative homophobe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't mind Fryar at all.

Heck, in a pinch I could vote for Dawn just to keep the CO honest.

Not keen on ultra conservatives, but the fact Wells can audit the MCPS books is appealing to me.

The smear campaign here against Fryar Dawn Wells just convinces me how afraid status quo is of having their rocks flipped.

Nope. I don't support the current BOE. However, that's not going to convince me to ever vote for a nutjob like Dawn. Maybe do some research before just assuming things. People like you (not doing any research) are how we get into messes with candidates.

I mean she has the unwavering support of the worst of the worst, Bethany Mandel… that is all you need to know about Dawn and her “slate mates.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Multi-million dollar nonprofit is a stretch. Annual budget right around $1 million

Yeah, but I bet the church is in debt huge

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

Then I hope you plan to apply that same logic across religions. I have Muslim relatives and Muslims are often very anti-LGBQT. Does that mean you will never vote for a Muslim Democrat BOE candidate? Or do you just target Christians?

FWIW, I’m not Christian but there seems to be quite a anti-Christian vibe to this thread.

Biden's a catholic, the catholic church opposes gay marriage and homosexuality. That doesn't mean Biden espouses the catholic church's views.

Personal beliefs don't necessarily have to be reflected in professional settings. I'd like to know where she falls, though.

Take it up with the PPs who are assuming that the candidate is a homophobe without any evidence to support that unfounded claim.

She was recently a guest on the conservative radio show, O’Connor and Company: https://omny.fm/shows/oconnor-and-company/04-27-22-interview-a-new-dawn-moco-school-board-ca

O’Connor is a regular commentator on Fox and Friends, and was a feature writer on Breitbart. And she is president at her church that is intolerant to gays and lesbians. I don’t think it’s a stretch to call her a conservative homophobe.

The easiest litmus test is to ask one question:

Do you support MCPS requiring the use of teaching materials (e.g., text books, videos, images, case descriptions) that describe or depict diverse legal family structures (e.g., households of single parents, transgender parents, same-sex married parents, multiracial parents, and guardians)? Don’t even get into the description of kids in these materials. If she answers that she does not support materials that show these legally recognized family structures, she’s a bigot.

[Anonymous]

My personal views are more conservative than most of DCUM, but whether a candidate is liberal of conservative is practically irrelevant to me for the BOE. I want the board of education to focus on education.

Curriculum 2.0 was a dismal failure, which was confirmed by the curriculum audit MCPS paid for. I think the rollout of the new curriculum was disrupted by COVID and I don’t know what the current status is. Moreover, I would assume any curriculum would be an improvement, but I’ve found very little info on the new curriculum, although I’ve started hearing things on DCUM, that there may be problems with the new one as well - especially in Reading. I’d like to know the candidates views on curriculum across all subjects and grades.

The grading system (often checking assignments for completion rather than grading for correctness, graded assignments having a minimum grade of 50% if attempted, retests, and the abolition of finals) only deprive the child and their parents of necessary feedback.

The heterogeneous grouping favored by MCPS only deprives students at all levels from getting instruction focused at their level. I am not advocating tracking. I don’t think children’s opportunities to learn should ever be restricted. However, flexible ability grouping means that each student is taught at their level, with the intention of moving them up when possible. Here’s a description of how it has been successfully implemented in MCPS in the past.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110301167.html?sid=ST2007110301386

Where are our children academically after all the COVID disruptions? I think most teachers do a fantastic job trying to get our kids where they need to be, but COVID is a lot to overcome. Do we need extra interventions, and if so, what should they be? Free summer school? more teachers for certain subjects (reading, math) or populations (very young students, ESOL, special needs, etc.)? expanded tutoring?

The primary function of the school is to give our students the academic background they require to thrive. I think academics should be our primary focus as voters when evaluating BOE candidates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My personal views are more conservative than most of DCUM, but whether a candidate is liberal of conservative is practically irrelevant to me for the BOE. I want the board of education to focus on education.

Curriculum 2.0 was a dismal failure, which was confirmed by the curriculum audit MCPS paid for. I think the rollout of the new curriculum was disrupted by COVID and I don’t know what the current status is. Moreover, I would assume any curriculum would be an improvement, but I’ve found very little info on the new curriculum, although I’ve started hearing things on DCUM, that there may be problems with the new one as well - especially in Reading. I’d like to know the candidates views on curriculum across all subjects and grades.

The grading system (often checking assignments for completion rather than grading for correctness, graded assignments having a minimum grade of 50% if attempted, retests, and the abolition of finals) only deprive the child and their parents of necessary feedback.

The heterogeneous grouping favored by MCPS only deprives students at all levels from getting instruction focused at their level. I am not advocating tracking. I don’t think children’s opportunities to learn should ever be restricted. However, flexible ability grouping means that each student is taught at their level, with the intention of moving them up when possible. Here’s a description of how it has been successfully implemented in MCPS in the past.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110301167.html?sid=ST2007110301386

Where are our children academically after all the COVID disruptions? I think most teachers do a fantastic job trying to get our kids where they need to be, but COVID is a lot to overcome. Do we need extra interventions, and if so, what should they be? Free summer school? more teachers for certain subjects (reading, math) or populations (very young students, ESOL, special needs, etc.)? expanded tutoring?

The primary function of the school is to give our students the academic background they require to thrive. I think academics should be our primary focus as voters when evaluating BOE candidates.

Well, then Esther Wells isn’t your candidate. She has zero experience in education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Her religion shouldn’t matter. The same way I shouldn’t matter if she was Muslim or Jewish or anything else.

That’s not the issue here. The issue is that she is claiming to be the chairperson of a multi-million dollar nonprofit, and she’s not disclosing which one. I don’t have a problem with Christians— but I do have a problem electing a public official who believes LGBT kids in our school system are sinful and not deserving of protections in our PUBLIC school system. And I REALLY have a problem with candidates who try to pass as moderates or democrats when they are clearly not. In this age of rampant censorship in schools across this country, I don’t want anyone with a conservative intolerant worldview anywhere NEAR our public schools.

Then I hope you plan to apply that same logic across religions. I have Muslim relatives and Muslims are often very anti-LGBQT. Does that mean you will never vote for a Muslim Democrat BOE candidate? Or do you just target Christians?

FWIW, I’m not Christian but there seems to be quite a anti-Christian vibe to this thread.

Biden's a catholic, the catholic church opposes gay marriage and homosexuality. That doesn't mean Biden espouses the catholic church's views.

Personal beliefs don't necessarily have to be reflected in professional settings. I'd like to know where she falls, though.

Take it up with the PPs who are assuming that the candidate is a homophobe without any evidence to support that unfounded claim.

She was recently a guest on the conservative radio show, O’Connor and Company: https://omny.fm/shows/oconnor-and-company/04-27-22-interview-a-new-dawn-moco-school-board-ca

O’Connor is a regular commentator on Fox and Friends, and was a feature writer on Breitbart. And she is president at her church that is intolerant to gays and lesbians. I don’t think it’s a stretch to call her a conservative homophobe.

Wow. You are accusing someone of being a homophobe based on…. nothing substantive.

That’s not how it works. Do you have some documented evidence that Wells is homophobic? If not, then you are just racist and don’t like this particular candidate due to her skin color. (See how that works? We can call you out as a racist just as easily!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My personal views are more conservative than most of DCUM, but whether a candidate is liberal of conservative is practically irrelevant to me for the BOE. I want the board of education to focus on education.

Curriculum 2.0 was a dismal failure, which was confirmed by the curriculum audit MCPS paid for. I think the rollout of the new curriculum was disrupted by COVID and I don’t know what the current status is. Moreover, I would assume any curriculum would be an improvement, but I’ve found very little info on the new curriculum, although I’ve started hearing things on DCUM, that there may be problems with the new one as well - especially in Reading. I’d like to know the candidates views on curriculum across all subjects and grades.

The grading system (often checking assignments for completion rather than grading for correctness, graded assignments having a minimum grade of 50% if attempted, retests, and the abolition of finals) only deprive the child and their parents of necessary feedback.

The heterogeneous grouping favored by MCPS only deprives students at all levels from getting instruction focused at their level. I am not advocating tracking. I don’t think children’s opportunities to learn should ever be restricted. However, flexible ability grouping means that each student is taught at their level, with the intention of moving them up when possible. Here’s a description of how it has been successfully implemented in MCPS in the past.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110301167.html?sid=ST2007110301386

Where are our children academically after all the COVID disruptions? I think most teachers do a fantastic job trying to get our kids where they need to be, but COVID is a lot to overcome. Do we need extra interventions, and if so, what should they be? Free summer school? more teachers for certain subjects (reading, math) or populations (very young students, ESOL, special needs, etc.)? expanded tutoring?

The primary function of the school is to give our students the academic background they require to thrive. I think academics should be our primary focus as voters when evaluating BOE candidates.

Well then, Esther Wells is most definitely the candidate for you. I’ll be voting for her and I agree with much of what you wrote.