Joe Weedon wants permission to send his daughter to Walls

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Christine Clapp, whose two children attend Maury Elementary and are years away from high school, attended a theory of knowledge class at Eastern last year, observing students discuss how historians create knowledge and humans learn to process that knowledge as fact.

The invitation was part of Principal Sah Brown’s plan to introduce residents to Eastern.

Clapp, who is white, came away impressed. After the visit, it was decided.

Her children would attend Eastern.

“I want my kids to know they are no better than any other kids from any other background and to pull them out of their feeder school because it’s predominantly black school, that sends the wrong message,” Clapp said.”

One Tok class is not enough to make me choose Eastern. ToK is taught at every IB school, like for instance, DCI.

I wonder what this parent would think of my kids, who aren’t white and choose charter. I’m not sending my kids to E-H or Eastern.

I think the point is that the Eastern class showed her that it's good enough for her kids, not that it's uniquely good.

I think her statements are specifically about her and her family's values. I admire her efforts - not sure I will make the same decisions, but very glad to have parents like her around.

Hmm I do not care for people who send the message that those of us with high academic standards are racists.

This.

Clapp’s stance is meaningless until her kids actually enroll at Eastern and stay there longer than one year. At that point, I’m ok with her preaching to the rest of us

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Is this for real? Is his son actually attending Eastern HS?

He recently retweeted a video of a (white) male student who looks like his son playing video games at Eastern, in their E-Sports program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Christine Clapp, whose two children attend Maury Elementary and are years away from high school, attended a theory of knowledge class at Eastern last year, observing students discuss how historians create knowledge and humans learn to process that knowledge as fact.

The invitation was part of Principal Sah Brown’s plan to introduce residents to Eastern.

Clapp, who is white, came away impressed. After the visit, it was decided.

Her children would attend Eastern.

“I want my kids to know they are no better than any other kids from any other background and to pull them out of their feeder school because it’s predominantly black school, that sends the wrong message,” Clapp said.”

One Tok class is not enough to make me choose Eastern. ToK is taught at every IB school, like for instance, DCI.

I wonder what this parent would think of my kids, who aren’t white and choose charter. I’m not sending my kids to E-H or Eastern.

I think the point is that the Eastern class showed her that it's good enough for her kids, not that it's uniquely good.

I think her statements are specifically about her and her family's values. I admire her efforts - not sure I will make the same decisions, but very glad to have parents like her around.

Hmm I do not care for people who send the message that those of us with high academic standards are racists.

This.

Clapp’s stance is meaningless until her kids actually enroll at Eastern and stay there longer than one year. At that point, I’m ok with her preaching to the rest of us

This. it’s all political show right now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Is this for real? Is his son actually attending Eastern HS?

[Anonymous]

Can someone quickly describe who this dude is and why he matters?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Is this for real? Is his son actually attending Eastern HS?

Isn't a better question: Did the son apply to Walls and lose the lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone quickly describe who this dude is and why he matters?

Sanctimonious a-hole blowhard who demonized families for putting their kids in superior application, charter, private, and suburban schools instead of low-performing bottom-rung urban public schools, see:

I would be more forgiving if Weedon didn’t judge parents who picked other schools for their kid because that’s what was best for their kid. For years anyone choosing charter was racist. I have personally gotten pushback from some of my neighbors (like Weedon) for going with a popular charter. I have no problem pointing out their hypocrisy now.

Yet when it came time for his oldest child to enter 9th grade the hypocrite secretly applied to the top de facto private public high school (not a casual task, req application, test, interview, GPA, etc.) and a lottery. After the kid won the lottery, the virtue signaling performative hack feigned like it was a heavy decision in the Post. And made no public apology to all the families he demonized over the years for making a similar decision.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Is this for real? Is his son actually attending Eastern HS?

What is interesting is that Weedon is using that article to highlight that Eastern offers these high-level courses, but most of the article is spent discussing why students from low-income schools are still having trouble succeeding in these classes and passing the AP exams. It then goes on to offer good alternatives to AP classes for minority students in low-income schools who need ways to better access admissions to competitive colleges.

It's almost as if her didn't read the whole thing. Here is one example of what the article is highligting, which, I imagine, would apply to many schools in DCPS ( I am making no claim about Eastern itself)

"Many students in low-income schools don’t have the resources and support they need to succeed in AP course work, including qualified teachers and a halfway decent preparatory education in grades K–8. Ideally, says the College Board, AP teachers should have master’s degrees and at least five years of experience. Numerous studies find, however, that teachers in lower-income schools are much less likely to be experienced or have advanced degrees."

[Anonymous]

continued: in summary,

the article Weedon posted is all about how the expansion of AP has been BAD for racial equity in college admissions. But he is happy Eastern is offering it to his white son.

Confusing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If his daughter spent most of her time in middle school playing cards, being unchallenged and having a frequent rotation of subs or teachers coming/going, why does he need a WashPo article to tell us what we all know? DCPS is not prepared for middle school and certainly, there are only a few slots at the magnet high schools. I'm assuming that Weedon probably had to get a tutor for his DD in order for her to do well on PARCC and entrance exams to Walls given the lack of proper rigor.

While DCPS struggles with proper middle/high school neighborhood options, the schools in the suburbs struggle with how not to be pressure cookers. Those in the private Big 10 also struggle with the pressure cooker environments.

Its a sad state of affairs when our only option in this region and across the country is a pressure cooker school which comes with lots of learning, room for challenge/growth and opportunities vs disengaged low scoring schools rife with little challenge.

DC is in a unique position because the city council allowed charters here to directly compete with city public schools, thereby almost forcing DCPS to begin looking at how to retain residents for funding schools. New residents are trying to hold DCPS accountable with little success. DCPS is only good through elementary and they don't seem to care about proper neighborhood middle/high school options because its economic city tax base is strong. Many residents in the District are childfree and therefore don't use the city's schools so they really don't care to be involved. Many are also transient and not here for the long term. Still, others will leave after the free pre-k for the suburbs or private schools.

Don't remember the quote of him saying "most of her time in middle school playing cards", just perhaps more frequently than he liked. She still got into SWW so you'd have a hard time convincing me that she got nothing out of her EH education.

Fallacy. You can throw money at supplements and tutors, and college educated parents can burn hours of free time each week working with a child. None of that means an underperforming school is magically good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If his daughter spent most of her time in middle school playing cards, being unchallenged and having a frequent rotation of subs or teachers coming/going, why does he need a WashPo article to tell us what we all know? DCPS is not prepared for middle school and certainly, there are only a few slots at the magnet high schools. I'm assuming that Weedon probably had to get a tutor for his DD in order for her to do well on PARCC and entrance exams to Walls given the lack of proper rigor.

While DCPS struggles with proper middle/high school neighborhood options, the schools in the suburbs struggle with how not to be pressure cookers. Those in the private Big 10 also struggle with the pressure cooker environments.

Its a sad state of affairs when our only option in this region and across the country is a pressure cooker school which comes with lots of learning, room for challenge/growth and opportunities vs disengaged low scoring schools rife with little challenge.

DC is in a unique position because the city council allowed charters here to directly compete with city public schools, thereby almost forcing DCPS to begin looking at how to retain residents for funding schools. New residents are trying to hold DCPS accountable with little success. DCPS is only good through elementary and they don't seem to care about proper neighborhood middle/high school options because its economic city tax base is strong. Many residents in the District are childfree and therefore don't use the city's schools so they really don't care to be involved. Many are also transient and not here for the long term. Still, others will leave after the free pre-k for the suburbs or private schools.

Don't remember the quote of him saying "most of her time in middle school playing cards", just perhaps more frequently than he liked. She still got into SWW so you'd have a hard time convincing me that she got nothing out of her EH education.

Fallacy. You can throw money at supplements and tutors, and college educated parents can burn hours of free time each week working with a child. None of that means an underperforming school is magically good.

+1 so many families are supplementing in low expectations DCPS

[Anonymous]

Just want to highlight that he’s the Communications Consultant for the WTU as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just want to highlight that he’s the Communications Consultant for the WTU as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

Is this for real? Is his son actually attending Eastern HS?

What is interesting is that Weedon is using that article to highlight that Eastern offers these high-level courses, but most of the article is spent discussing why students from low-income schools are still having trouble succeeding in these classes and passing the AP exams. It then goes on to offer good alternatives to AP classes for minority students in low-income schools who need ways to better access admissions to competitive colleges.

It's almost as if her didn't read the whole thing. Here is one example of what the article is highligting, which, I imagine, would apply to many schools in DCPS ( I am making no claim about Eastern itself)

"Many students in low-income schools don’t have the resources and support they need to succeed in AP course work, including qualified teachers and a halfway decent preparatory education in grades K–8. Ideally, says the College Board, AP teachers should have master’s degrees and at least five years of experience. Numerous studies find, however, that teachers in lower-income schools are much less likely to be experienced or have advanced degrees."

I would also add that a course can be named anything you want it, AP, IB, etc… but the rigor and expectations can be wildly different at different schools. A course name means nothing.

An AP course can be easy and a kid can get an easy A but the kid won’t do well on the AP exams. Eastern has IB courses so I’m assuming an IB diploma track. How many kids, if any, do you think graduate with an IB diploma? I would guess none if Banneker, which self selects the higher performing kids, only has 5% of kids graduating with an IB diploma.

[Anonymous]

^ 100% true about grade inflation in AP courses and then all the kids *skip* or bomb the Official AP Exams. So what's the point? No college credit is earned and none should be earned. All so some attention-craving CV inflating education bureaucrats can brag about more poor and/or urban kids taking "AP" courses? It's pointless window dressing when the kids are several (and I mean several) grade levels behind.