Vote for McK ES elementary name

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westover is the name of well known plantation in Virginia. A descendent of the family who owned it was a leader of the Massive Resistance movement opposing school integration in the state. Even though the school obviously would be named after the area rather than the plantation, APS was uncomfortable with the association.

What's the weirdest thing about all these "associations with" things is that literally no one even knows the backstory on this stuff until someone digs it up and amplifies it and gets everyone all riled up about an issue that wasn't even an issue before you picked at the scab to "educate" everyone to be outraged. Hey I get that no one wants to attend Ted Bundy High School or Hitler University. But Westover is so benign as to not even be distinguishable from a name like Eastman or Northside. Westover is literally a random street name as far as most of the population of Western Civilization is concerned. Pretty sure there's a Westover Street in every Anytown,USA.

And so what if you dig around and find out that Westover is *also* the name of some plantation that had a random descendant who once upon a time opposed school integration?

Know who else opposed Department of Education's imposing school integration via busing a LONG time ago??? Our Democrat President, Joe Biden.

Things change. No one literally thinks anyone going to that school or living in Arlington or sitting on the APS school board thinks that naming the school "Westover" would signal support for segregation, any more than they think voting for Joe Biden does. It's ridiculous.

Personally I agree with you, but some in Arlington wouldn't. Does anyone want APS to spend time right now defending this?

[Anonymous]

This is a good point.

And no, this isn't a hill to die on in terms of "defending" Westover. Who cares?

It's just one of those things with the more you acquiesce to stupid the more weight it gives stupid causes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a good point.

And no, this isn't a hill to die on in terms of "defending" Westover. Who cares?

It's just one of those things with the more you acquiesce to stupid the more weight it gives stupid causes.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westover is the name of well known plantation in Virginia. A descendent of the family who owned it was a leader of the Massive Resistance movement opposing school integration in the state. Even though the school obviously would be named after the area rather than the plantation, APS was uncomfortable with the association.

What's the weirdest thing about all these "associations with" things is that literally no one even knows the backstory on this stuff until someone digs it up and amplifies it and gets everyone all riled up about an issue that wasn't even an issue before you picked at the scab to "educate" everyone to be outraged. Hey I get that no one wants to attend Ted Bundy High School or Hitler University. But Westover is so benign as to not even be distinguishable from a name like Eastman or Northside. Westover is literally a random street name as far as most of the population of Western Civilization is concerned. Pretty sure there's a Westover Street in every Anytown,USA.

And so what if you dig around and find out that Westover is *also* the name of some plantation that had a random descendant who once upon a time opposed school integration?

Know who else opposed Department of Education's imposing school integration via busing a LONG time ago??? Our Democrat President, Joe Biden.

Things change. No one literally thinks anyone going to that school or living in Arlington or sitting on the APS school board thinks that naming the school "Westover" would signal support for segregation, any more than they think voting for Joe Biden does. It's ridiculous.

Personally I agree with you, but some in Arlington wouldn't. Does anyone want APS to spend time right now defending this?

Agree. It's tiring. And anytime the word "problematic" starts to enter the conversation, I'm done.
Fine. Just rename it after a flower and let's move on.

[Anonymous]

Let’s call it Lost Dog ES.

Or just switch to numbers. All of this fretting over names is a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let’s call it Lost Dog ES.

Or just switch to numbers. All of this fretting over names is a waste of time.

This was sort of in the offing, but alas there is a Dogwood Elementary in Reston.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westover is the name of well known plantation in Virginia. A descendent of the family who owned it was a leader of the Massive Resistance movement opposing school integration in the state. Even though the school obviously would be named after the area rather than the plantation, APS was uncomfortable with the association.

What's the weirdest thing about all these "associations with" things is that literally no one even knows the backstory on this stuff

What's weird is other people assuming that because they don't know something, no one does. I'm not a huge history buff, but I'd heard of Westover Plantation before I ever moved to Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Can we name ATS “Always Tucked Shirt” since it’s not IB, immersion, Montessori or expeditiously Learning?

I like the name.
Clutched pearls for Nottingham
McKinley survey should offer McCrazy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we name ATS “Always Tucked Shirt” since it’s not IB, immersion, Montessori or expeditiously Learning?

I like the name.
Clutched pearls for Nottingham
McKinley survey should offer McCrazy

So you just checked in to insult a variety of school communities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we name ATS “Always Tucked Shirt” since it’s not IB, immersion, Montessori or expeditiously Learning?

I like the name.
Clutched pearls for Nottingham
McKinley survey should offer McCrazy

That's awesome!!

-Former McCrazy parent

[Anonymous]

Wait so what’s wrong with Reed? What’d he do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we name ATS “Always Tucked Shirt” since it’s not IB, immersion, Montessori or expeditiously Learning?

I like the name.
Clutched pearls for Nottingham
McKinley survey should offer McCrazy

But the shirts are almost never tucked in. Arlington Classical-Education Academy would be a nice name though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait so what’s wrong with Reed? What’d he do?

This is a very good question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we name ATS “Always Tucked Shirt” since it’s not IB, immersion, Montessori or expeditiously Learning?

I like the name.
Clutched pearls for Nottingham
McKinley survey should offer McCrazy

That's awesome!!

-Former McCrazy parent

McK pretty much made me McCrA

[Anonymous]

I wrote in the comments "Dumb. Open schools up full time now"!