DC White flight - what will it mean for education?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We can only move forward but some parents on this board need there to be some kind of apology and ass kissing of parents from the WTU, I don’t really understand. It would only be performative and I am not for performative action. We need resources for all our students, ALL.

For the record, when folks come across disgruntled about COVID, it may not be about displeasure about the school closures two years ago, but continued quarantines for the under five and under 2 age group. Under 2 kids are getting quarantined 10 days for exposures while the rest of the world moves on and five days for the over two group without TTS option.

also why would it be performative to say "we have learned a lot in the past two years. no child (0-19 age group) in dc has died due to covid and only very few were hospitalized. Children face greater threats from other illnesses and we overcorrected due to the knowledge we had at the time. We understand the battles that students and their families faced because our staff and their families faced the same and we will cooperatively recover together. We no longer have a COVID-free stance." Why is it ass-kissing to be honest and show a desire to rebuild trust?

[Anonymous]

I am at a title 1 school and my principal has taken major points off IMPACT and has had difficult discussions with the staff members who think if you have a student above grade level they don’t have to grow. No they absolutely do.


+1 sounds gaslight-y and toxic and very disappointing. For an adult, the equivalent would be a terrible boss who won't promote based on something wholly arbitrary. Everyone needs to grow but everyone also should be appropriately challenged, especially at school and absolutely when a student is motivated by it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

We can only move forward but some parents on this board need there to be some kind of apology and ass kissing of parents from the WTU, I don’t really understand. It would only be performative and I am not for performative action. We need resources for all our students, ALL.

For the record, when folks come across disgruntled about COVID, it may not be about displeasure about the school closures two years ago, but continued quarantines for the under five and under 2 age group. Under 2 kids are getting quarantined 10 days for exposures while the rest of the world moves on and five days for the over two group without TTS option.

also why would it be performative to say "we have learned a lot in the past two years. no child (0-19 age group) in dc has died due to covid and only very few were hospitalized. Children face greater threats from other illnesses and we overcorrected due to the knowledge we had at the time. We understand the battles that students and their families faced because our staff and their families faced the same and we will cooperatively recover together. We no longer have a COVID-free stance." Why is it ass-kissing to be honest and show a desire to rebuild trust?

Do we have data on this? As far as I'm aware the NIH is still running studies on long-term effects in kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:also why would it be performative to say "we have learned a lot in the past two years. no child (0-19 age group) in dc has died due to covid and only very few were hospitalized. Children face greater threats from other illnesses and we overcorrected due to the knowledge we had at the time. We understand the battles that students and their families faced because our staff and their families faced the same and we will cooperatively recover together. We no longer have a COVID-free stance." Why is it ass-kissing to be honest and show a desire to rebuild trust?

Do we have data on this? As far as I'm aware the NIH is still running studies on long-term effects in kids.


there is probably no study long-term enough for you to come out of your hiding place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about start aggressively tracking at the high farms schools. Motivated talented kids deserve a chance to learn

No thanks. If we are going to start anywhere it will be for low ses and sped kids.

Doesn’t high FARMS usually = low SES?

Yes. SJW has low reading comprehension.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:also why would it be performative to say "we have learned a lot in the past two years. no child (0-19 age group) in dc has died due to covid and only very few were hospitalized. Children face greater threats from other illnesses and we overcorrected due to the knowledge we had at the time. We understand the battles that students and their families faced because our staff and their families faced the same and we will cooperatively recover together. We no longer have a COVID-free stance." Why is it ass-kissing to be honest and show a desire to rebuild trust?

Do we have data on this? As far as I'm aware the NIH is still running studies on long-term effects in kids.


there is probably no study long-term enough for you to come out of your hiding place.

So, no then? And my family and I are cautiously moving around, but I don't care for misinformation.