Going The Distance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have preferred "MSDE Wrote a Blank Check"

Here you go:

[Verse 1]
MSDE wrote a blank check,
MCPS cashed it, no regret.
Bathrooms locked — "safety," they claim,
While kids get jumped and no one takes blame.

No textbooks, no math facts, no plan,
Can’t spell “future” — but they say, “Yes we can.”
Swastikas on bathroom stalls,
Slurs in the hall — no one calls.

[Chorus]
🎶 Blank check, big lie,
While classrooms rot and students cry.
No spelling, no vocab, no how-to-write,
But there’s a new app dropping every night.
Blank check, lost trust,
School board spin while dreams turn to dust.
You funded chaos, not success —
MSDE wrote a blank check. 🎶

[Verse 2]
Violence rising, cameras blind,
Teachers leave, can't unwind.
“Restorative” means reset and repeat,
While the bullies run free down every street.

No study skills, no quiet space,
Just Chromebooks glitchin’ in every case.
Reading scores in a free fall drop,
But central office got a rooftop stop.

[Bridge – spoken or slow build]
Buses bought, then tossed or stored,
Millions lost — but no one's floored.
New positions made up overnight,
But no aides left to help kids write.

[Chorus]
🎶 Blank check, no soul,
While kids can’t read their own report roll.
They cut the lights, but built a stage,
Now outrage fits on every page.
Blank check, no guide,
Just fake reform and press that lied.
We see the rot, we know what’s next —
MSDE wrote a blank check. 🎶

[Verse 3 – final verse, direct hit]
BOE with their heads in sand,
Rubber-stamp moves they don’t understand.
The office suits just dodge and grin,
While schools collapse from within.

[Outro – haunting and stripped]
Lock the doors, ignore the hate,
Pass the blame, but never the plate.
Education sold for PR specs —
MSDE wrote a blank check.

[Anonymous]

Truer words have never been written in dcum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have preferred "MSDE Wrote a Blank Check"

Here you go:

[Verse 1]
MSDE wrote a blank check,
MCPS cashed it, no regret.
Bathrooms locked — "safety," they claim,
While kids get jumped and no one takes blame.

No textbooks, no math facts, no plan,
Can’t spell “future” — but they say, “Yes we can.”
Swastikas on bathroom stalls,
Slurs in the hall — no one calls.

[Chorus]
🎶 Blank check, big lie,
While classrooms rot and students cry.
No spelling, no vocab, no how-to-write,
But there’s a new app dropping every night.
Blank check, lost trust,
School board spin while dreams turn to dust.
You funded chaos, not success —
MSDE wrote a blank check. 🎶

[Verse 2]
Violence rising, cameras blind,
Teachers leave, can't unwind.
“Restorative” means reset and repeat,
While the bullies run free down every street.

No study skills, no quiet space,
Just Chromebooks glitchin’ in every case.
Reading scores in a free fall drop,
But central office got a rooftop stop.

[Bridge – spoken or slow build]
Buses bought, then tossed or stored,
Millions lost — but no one's floored.
New positions made up overnight,
But no aides left to help kids write.

[Chorus]
🎶 Blank check, no soul,
While kids can’t read their own report roll.
They cut the lights, but built a stage,
Now outrage fits on every page.
Blank check, no guide,
Just fake reform and press that lied.
We see the rot, we know what’s next —
MSDE wrote a blank check. 🎶

[Verse 3 – final verse, direct hit]
BOE with their heads in sand,
Rubber-stamp moves they don’t understand.
The office suits just dodge and grin,
While schools collapse from within.

[Outro – haunting and stripped]
Lock the doors, ignore the hate,
Pass the blame, but never the plate.
Education sold for PR specs —
MSDE wrote a blank check.

Well damn!! Song of the Year material right here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have preferred "MSDE Wrote a Blank Check"

Here you go:

[Verse 1]
MSDE wrote a blank check,
MCPS cashed it, no regret.
Bathrooms locked — "safety," they claim,
While kids get jumped and no one takes blame.

No textbooks, no math facts, no plan,
Can’t spell “future” — but they say, “Yes we can.”
Swastikas on bathroom stalls,
Slurs in the hall — no one calls.

[Chorus]
🎶 Blank check, big lie,
While classrooms rot and students cry.
No spelling, no vocab, no how-to-write,
But there’s a new app dropping every night.
Blank check, lost trust,
School board spin while dreams turn to dust.
You funded chaos, not success —
MSDE wrote a blank check. 🎶

[Verse 2]
Violence rising, cameras blind,
Teachers leave, can't unwind.
“Restorative” means reset and repeat,
While the bullies run free down every street.

No study skills, no quiet space,
Just Chromebooks glitchin’ in every case.
Reading scores in a free fall drop,
But central office got a rooftop stop.

[Bridge – spoken or slow build]
Buses bought, then tossed or stored,
Millions lost — but no one's floored.
New positions made up overnight,
But no aides left to help kids write.

[Chorus]
🎶 Blank check, no soul,
While kids can’t read their own report roll.
They cut the lights, but built a stage,
Now outrage fits on every page.
Blank check, no guide,
Just fake reform and press that lied.
We see the rot, we know what’s next —
MSDE wrote a blank check. 🎶

[Verse 3 – final verse, direct hit]
BOE with their heads in sand,
Rubber-stamp moves they don’t understand.
The office suits just dodge and grin,
While schools collapse from within.

[Outro – haunting and stripped]
Lock the doors, ignore the hate,
Pass the blame, but never the plate.
Education sold for PR specs —
MSDE wrote a blank check.

Well damn!! Song of the Year material right here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

[Anonymous]

The video was cute, I guess, but good, strategic communication helps an organization achieve goals. Unclear what exactly they wanted people to get out of this. Kind of seems like it was just done for the sake of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

Leaders lead they don't sit around making up song lyrics and driving to up county high schools for a video 99% of students aren't going to see. And the optics on doing that instead of ... literally anything else, are very bad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The video was cute, I guess, but good, strategic communication helps an organization achieve goals. Unclear what exactly they wanted people to get out of this. Kind of seems like it was just done for the sake of it.

Can we call him Taylor-Swift now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

Leaders lead they don't sit around making up song lyrics and driving to up county high schools for a video 99% of students aren't going to see. And the optics on doing that instead of ... literally anything else, are very bad

Lighten up!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

Leaders lead they don't sit around making up song lyrics and driving to up county high schools for a video 99% of students aren't going to see. And the optics on doing that instead of ... literally anything else, are very bad

Lighten up!

Seriously! Who cares if your kid can't read or spell but your property taxes are going up! We have corny tiktoks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

Leaders lead they don't sit around making up song lyrics and driving to up county high schools for a video 99% of students aren't going to see. And the optics on doing that instead of ... literally anything else, are very bad

It's telling that you think he shouldn't spend time at an upcounty high school.

[Anonymous]

None of the MCPS kids I know have even seen the video. Who are they even making the video for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

Leaders lead they don't sit around making up song lyrics and driving to up county high schools for a video 99% of students aren't going to see. And the optics on doing that instead of ... literally anything else, are very bad

It's telling that you think he shouldn't spend time at an upcounty high school.

Some of these posters would complain no matter what he did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange to think that people believe it costs an arm and a leg to produce these videos. In this day and age all you really need is a smartphone and editing software. It takes maybe thirty minutes to do post-production and MCPS TV has the qualified experience to pull this off.

No one thinks it costs anything. But it is a lot them eat cake .moment when TIME and ATTENTION is put towards useless crap like this instead of spearheading initiatives to make actual changes in the school system that are many and impactful.

How much time do you think? And do you really think a new initiative could have been "spearhead" in that time? One that would have been influential?

Leaders lead they don't sit around making up song lyrics and driving to up county high schools for a video 99% of students aren't going to see. And the optics on doing that instead of ... literally anything else, are very bad

It's telling that you think he shouldn't spend time at an upcounty high school.

Some of these posters would complain no matter what he did.

How about actually doing something regarding academic excellence and then we can all find oit together?