Churchill Getting a New Principal

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Anonymous wrote:Sure you can crack down on the drug trade at Churchill, but any successful school plan should include prevention. Why are students using drugs?

Why are kids doing drugs in middle schools and high schools all over the place? This is not just a Churchill thing. Say what you want, kids are buying and selling drugs in just about every high school in the county, but people love to point to Churchill as a bad apple. Wake up and smell the coffee if you don't think this stuff is going on at your kids school.

In school is largely a Churchill thing.

What?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For anyone interested in talking with Principal Taylor, tomorrow (June 20th) is the first meet and greet at 7pm. Enter through the Bulldog Lobby. Starts at 7pm.

Someone should ask him to put all his cards on the table so you can all see what I was talking about in terms of him being woke.

How would you go about that?

Ask if he believes in antiracist discrimination. Ask if believes grade discrepancies between racial groups = racism and what he would do about it. You'll quickly see how woke and truly insane some of his ideas are.

I am not sure what the bee in your bonnet is all about.

Dr. Moran presented data at a Churchill PTA meeting about 3 years ago (1st year he was assigned to Churchill) that black students were not proportionally enrolled in Honors and AP classes when compared to white and Asian students. It would be interesting to revisit the numbers to see if there’s been any improvement.

It also would be interesting to look at students with disabilities. MCPS has collective data that shows an achievement gap with these students as well. The numbers were especially bad during online learning. It would be great if Dr. Moran and Mr. Taylor could release the Churchill specific data as far as representation in Honors and AP classes as well as academic achievement. I’ve had a child with disabilities who has been discouraged from taking AP classes, not because he didn’t have the ability, but because staffing limitations as far as where he can access Special Ed Services. Students with disabilities do not have equal access to educational opportunities at Churchill.

The achievement gap is real. The lowering of expectations and opportunities is real. How does solving these problems affect other students in the school? To solve implicit bias, there needs to be staff and student training. Sure it’s uncomfortable to examine past actions, but if the uncomfortable conversations never takes place, then discriminatory behavior will continue.

I welcome Mr. Taylor to Churchill and I hope there’s progress made to end discriminatory practices in the school.

The thing is- it would be surprising if SPED students were equally represented in the advanced level classes. As a reminder, not all children with special needs are high functioning autism/ADHD. The reason they have an IEP is to help them access the curriculum. They got it because they were having trouble accessing it in the first place. Accommodations and goals are meant to bring them up to grade level.

I do believe there should be support for those ready for those advanced classes, but as a whole, I think there needs to be an acceptance that kids with special needs who need an IEP will not be EQUALLY represented in higher level classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps black and brown students don't work as hard as their white and Asian counterparts. It's more plausible than THe WhOlE sYstEm is RACIST.

And budgets are pie. If MCPS spends too much pie on special needs and black/brown students then there's less pie for everyone else. The expectation that everyone will do the same is absurd, especially when it comes to kids with disabilities. The reason is baked right into the name.

I'm sure you will like Taylor because he has shown that he will do what he can to end disparities by any means necessary, even if it harms the rest of the school.

Oh, yay! Our cultural warrior just turned away from Fox again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps black and brown students don't work as hard as their white and Asian counterparts. It's more plausible than THe WhOlE sYstEm is RACIST.

And budgets are pie. If MCPS spends too much pie on special needs and black/brown students then there's less pie for everyone else. The expectation that everyone will do the same is absurd, especially when it comes to kids with disabilities. The reason is baked right into the name.

I'm sure you will like Taylor because he has shown that he will do what he can to end disparities by any means necessary, even if it harms the rest of the school.

Oh, yay! Our cultural warrior just turned away from Fox again.

I'm a moderate Democrat. As a far left woke lunatic, you can't tell the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone interested in talking with Principal Taylor, tomorrow (June 20th) is the first meet and greet at 7pm. Enter through the Bulldog Lobby. Starts at 7pm.

Someone should ask him to put all his cards on the table so you can all see what I was talking about in terms of him being woke.

How would you go about that?

Ask if he believes in antiracist discrimination. Ask if believes grade discrepancies between racial groups = racism and what he would do about it. You'll quickly see how woke and truly insane some of his ideas are.

I am not sure what the bee in your bonnet is all about.

Dr. Moran presented data at a Churchill PTA meeting about 3 years ago (1st year he was assigned to Churchill) that black students were not proportionally enrolled in Honors and AP classes when compared to white and Asian students. It would be interesting to revisit the numbers to see if there’s been any improvement.

It also would be interesting to look at students with disabilities. MCPS has collective data that shows an achievement gap with these students as well. The numbers were especially bad during online learning. It would be great if Dr. Moran and Mr. Taylor could release the Churchill specific data as far as representation in Honors and AP classes as well as academic achievement. I’ve had a child with disabilities who has been discouraged from taking AP classes, not because he didn’t have the ability, but because staffing limitations as far as where he can access Special Ed Services. Students with disabilities do not have equal access to educational opportunities at Churchill.

The achievement gap is real. The lowering of expectations and opportunities is real. How does solving these problems affect other students in the school? To solve implicit bias, there needs to be staff and student training. Sure it’s uncomfortable to examine past actions, but if the uncomfortable conversations never takes place, then discriminatory behavior will continue.

I welcome Mr. Taylor to Churchill and I hope there’s progress made to end discriminatory practices in the school.

The thing is- it would be surprising if SPED students were equally represented in the advanced level classes. As a reminder, not all children with special needs are high functioning autism/ADHD. The reason they have an IEP is to help them access the curriculum. They got it because they were having trouble accessing it in the first place. Accommodations and goals are meant to bring them up to grade level.

I do believe there should be support for those ready for those advanced classes, but as a whole, I think there needs to be an acceptance that kids with special needs who need an IEP will not be EQUALLY represented in higher level classes.

It's even worse than that. Woke lunatics are pushing for equitable representation. That means that they want even more unqualified kids placed in AP/honors classes as retribution for the past. They advocate for discrimination against anyone they believe is too far ahead. See the changes to the GT/magnet programs which cut Asian acceptance rates by 36%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps black and brown students don't work as hard as their white and Asian counterparts. It's more plausible than THe WhOlE sYstEm is RACIST.

And budgets are pie. If MCPS spends too much pie on special needs and black/brown students then there's less pie for everyone else. The expectation that everyone will do the same is absurd, especially when it comes to kids with disabilities. The reason is baked right into the name.

I'm sure you will like Taylor because he has shown that he will do what he can to end disparities by any means necessary, even if it harms the rest of the school.

Oh, yay! Our cultural warrior just turned away from Fox again.

I'm a moderate Democrat. As a far left woke lunatic, you can't tell the difference.

And I am from Mars

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone interested in talking with Principal Taylor, tomorrow (June 20th) is the first meet and greet at 7pm. Enter through the Bulldog Lobby. Starts at 7pm.

Someone should ask him to put all his cards on the table so you can all see what I was talking about in terms of him being woke.

How would you go about that?

Ask if he believes in antiracist discrimination. Ask if believes grade discrepancies between racial groups = racism and what he would do about it. You'll quickly see how woke and truly insane some of his ideas are.

I am not sure what the bee in your bonnet is all about.

Dr. Moran presented data at a Churchill PTA meeting about 3 years ago (1st year he was assigned to Churchill) that black students were not proportionally enrolled in Honors and AP classes when compared to white and Asian students. It would be interesting to revisit the numbers to see if there’s been any improvement.

It also would be interesting to look at students with disabilities. MCPS has collective data that shows an achievement gap with these students as well. The numbers were especially bad during online learning. It would be great if Dr. Moran and Mr. Taylor could release the Churchill specific data as far as representation in Honors and AP classes as well as academic achievement. I’ve had a child with disabilities who has been discouraged from taking AP classes, not because he didn’t have the ability, but because staffing limitations as far as where he can access Special Ed Services. Students with disabilities do not have equal access to educational opportunities at Churchill.

The achievement gap is real. The lowering of expectations and opportunities is real. How does solving these problems affect other students in the school? To solve implicit bias, there needs to be staff and student training. Sure it’s uncomfortable to examine past actions, but if the uncomfortable conversations never takes place, then discriminatory behavior will continue.

I welcome Mr. Taylor to Churchill and I hope there’s progress made to end discriminatory practices in the school.

The thing is- it would be surprising if SPED students were equally represented in the advanced level classes. As a reminder, not all children with special needs are high functioning autism/ADHD. The reason they have an IEP is to help them access the curriculum. They got it because they were having trouble accessing it in the first place. Accommodations and goals are meant to bring them up to grade level.

I do believe there should be support for those ready for those advanced classes, but as a whole, I think there needs to be an acceptance that kids with special needs who need an IEP will not be EQUALLY represented in higher level classes.

It's even worse than that. Woke lunatics are pushing for equitable representation. That means that they want even more unqualified kids placed in AP/honors classes as retribution for the past. They advocate for discrimination against anyone they believe is too far ahead. See the changes to the GT/magnet programs which cut Asian acceptance rates by 36%.

Your comments certainly reflect your biases and lack of understanding of disabilities and the laws for equal access.

Students with disabilities do not want the requirements changed for entrance to an AP class or participation in an AP class. Sometimes students just need accommodations for their disabilities (504 Plan) and sometimes they need accommodations and services for their disabilities (IEPs).

Many students have disabilities but have high IQs. Students with ADHD is an example you pointed out. Students who are high functioning but have Autism are another example you cited. Others include Specific Learning Disabilities (ex. dyslexic, dysgraphia, etc), visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, and many types of mental illness. To receive a 504 plan or an IEP, MCPS is responsible for conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the child. The evaluation has data on the child’s strengths and weaknesses so the plans meet a child’s specific needs.

No child should be turned away from an AP class because of a lack of accommodations and services. Section 504 and the ADA are the laws that protect equal access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities. The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination and enforcing Section 504 and the ADA.

For students who are discriminated on the basis of race and gender, OCR investigates those complaints as well. You have 180 days from the act to file an online complaint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone interested in talking with Principal Taylor, tomorrow (June 20th) is the first meet and greet at 7pm. Enter through the Bulldog Lobby. Starts at 7pm.

Someone should ask him to put all his cards on the table so you can all see what I was talking about in terms of him being woke.

How would you go about that?

Ask if he believes in antiracist discrimination. Ask if believes grade discrepancies between racial groups = racism and what he would do about it. You'll quickly see how woke and truly insane some of his ideas are.

I am not sure what the bee in your bonnet is all about.

Dr. Moran presented data at a Churchill PTA meeting about 3 years ago (1st year he was assigned to Churchill) that black students were not proportionally enrolled in Honors and AP classes when compared to white and Asian students. It would be interesting to revisit the numbers to see if there’s been any improvement.

It also would be interesting to look at students with disabilities. MCPS has collective data that shows an achievement gap with these students as well. The numbers were especially bad during online learning. It would be great if Dr. Moran and Mr. Taylor could release the Churchill specific data as far as representation in Honors and AP classes as well as academic achievement. I’ve had a child with disabilities who has been discouraged from taking AP classes, not because he didn’t have the ability, but because staffing limitations as far as where he can access Special Ed Services. Students with disabilities do not have equal access to educational opportunities at Churchill.

The achievement gap is real. The lowering of expectations and opportunities is real. How does solving these problems affect other students in the school? To solve implicit bias, there needs to be staff and student training. Sure it’s uncomfortable to examine past actions, but if the uncomfortable conversations never takes place, then discriminatory behavior will continue.

I welcome Mr. Taylor to Churchill and I hope there’s progress made to end discriminatory practices in the school.

The thing is- it would be surprising if SPED students were equally represented in the advanced level classes. As a reminder, not all children with special needs are high functioning autism/ADHD. The reason they have an IEP is to help them access the curriculum. They got it because they were having trouble accessing it in the first place. Accommodations and goals are meant to bring them up to grade level.

I do believe there should be support for those ready for those advanced classes, but as a whole, I think there needs to be an acceptance that kids with special needs who need an IEP will not be EQUALLY represented in higher level classes.

It's even worse than that. Woke lunatics are pushing for equitable representation. That means that they want even more unqualified kids placed in AP/honors classes as retribution for the past. They advocate for discrimination against anyone they believe is too far ahead. See the changes to the GT/magnet programs which cut Asian acceptance rates by 36%.

Your comments certainly reflect your biases and lack of understanding of disabilities and the laws for equal access.

Students with disabilities do not want the requirements changed for entrance to an AP class or participation in an AP class. Sometimes students just need accommodations for their disabilities (504 Plan) and sometimes they need accommodations and services for their disabilities (IEPs).

Many students have disabilities but have high IQs. Students with ADHD is an example you pointed out. Students who are high functioning but have Autism are another example you cited. Others include Specific Learning Disabilities (ex. dyslexic, dysgraphia, etc), visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, and many types of mental illness. To receive a 504 plan or an IEP, MCPS is responsible for conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the child. The evaluation has data on the child’s strengths and weaknesses so the plans meet a child’s specific needs.

No child should be turned away from an AP class because of a lack of accommodations and services. Section 504 and the ADA are the laws that protect equal access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities. The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination and enforcing Section 504 and the ADA.

For students who are discriminated on the basis of race and gender, OCR investigates those complaints as well. You have 180 days from the act to file an online complaint.

My comment was aimed at social justice BS of changing admission standards so that more black and brown kids are admitted into the GT and magnet programs. As for special needs, if we spend so much money on these kids there won't be much left for all the regular kids. Doesn't seem fair does it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps black and brown students don't work as hard as their white and Asian counterparts. It's more plausible than THe WhOlE sYstEm is RACIST.

And budgets are pie. If MCPS spends too much pie on special needs and black/brown students then there's less pie for everyone else. The expectation that everyone will do the same is absurd, especially when it comes to kids with disabilities. The reason is baked right into the name.

I'm sure you will like Taylor because he has shown that he will do what he can to end disparities by any means necessary, even if it harms the rest of the school.

Oh, yay! Our cultural warrior just turned away from Fox again.

I'm a moderate Democrat. As a far left woke lunatic, you can't tell the difference.

And I am from Mars

That's how far woke lunatics are from reality, so that's about right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps black and brown students don't work as hard as their white and Asian counterparts. It's more plausible than THe WhOlE sYstEm is RACIST.

And budgets are pie. If MCPS spends too much pie on special needs and black/brown students then there's less pie for everyone else. The expectation that everyone will do the same is absurd, especially when it comes to kids with disabilities. The reason is baked right into the name.

I'm sure you will like Taylor because he has shown that he will do what he can to end disparities by any means necessary, even if it harms the rest of the school.

Oh, yay! Our cultural warrior just turned away from Fox again.

I'm a moderate Democrat. As a far left woke lunatic, you can't tell the difference.

And I am from Mars

That's how far woke lunatics are from reality, so that's about right.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone interested in talking with Principal Taylor, tomorrow (June 20th) is the first meet and greet at 7pm. Enter through the Bulldog Lobby. Starts at 7pm.

Someone should ask him to put all his cards on the table so you can all see what I was talking about in terms of him being woke.

How would you go about that?

Ask if he believes in antiracist discrimination. Ask if believes grade discrepancies between racial groups = racism and what he would do about it. You'll quickly see how woke and truly insane some of his ideas are.

I am not sure what the bee in your bonnet is all about.

Dr. Moran presented data at a Churchill PTA meeting about 3 years ago (1st year he was assigned to Churchill) that black students were not proportionally enrolled in Honors and AP classes when compared to white and Asian students. It would be interesting to revisit the numbers to see if there’s been any improvement.

It also would be interesting to look at students with disabilities. MCPS has collective data that shows an achievement gap with these students as well. The numbers were especially bad during online learning. It would be great if Dr. Moran and Mr. Taylor could release the Churchill specific data as far as representation in Honors and AP classes as well as academic achievement. I’ve had a child with disabilities who has been discouraged from taking AP classes, not because he didn’t have the ability, but because staffing limitations as far as where he can access Special Ed Services. Students with disabilities do not have equal access to educational opportunities at Churchill.

The achievement gap is real. The lowering of expectations and opportunities is real. How does solving these problems affect other students in the school? To solve implicit bias, there needs to be staff and student training. Sure it’s uncomfortable to examine past actions, but if the uncomfortable conversations never takes place, then discriminatory behavior will continue.

I welcome Mr. Taylor to Churchill and I hope there’s progress made to end discriminatory practices in the school.

The thing is- it would be surprising if SPED students were equally represented in the advanced level classes. As a reminder, not all children with special needs are high functioning autism/ADHD. The reason they have an IEP is to help them access the curriculum. They got it because they were having trouble accessing it in the first place. Accommodations and goals are meant to bring them up to grade level.

I do believe there should be support for those ready for those advanced classes, but as a whole, I think there needs to be an acceptance that kids with special needs who need an IEP will not be EQUALLY represented in higher level classes.

It's even worse than that. Woke lunatics are pushing for equitable representation. That means that they want even more unqualified kids placed in AP/honors classes as retribution for the past. They advocate for discrimination against anyone they believe is too far ahead. See the changes to the GT/magnet programs which cut Asian acceptance rates by 36%.

Your comments certainly reflect your biases and lack of understanding of disabilities and the laws for equal access.

Students with disabilities do not want the requirements changed for entrance to an AP class or participation in an AP class. Sometimes students just need accommodations for their disabilities (504 Plan) and sometimes they need accommodations and services for their disabilities (IEPs).

Many students have disabilities but have high IQs. Students with ADHD is an example you pointed out. Students who are high functioning but have Autism are another example you cited. Others include Specific Learning Disabilities (ex. dyslexic, dysgraphia, etc), visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, and many types of mental illness. To receive a 504 plan or an IEP, MCPS is responsible for conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the child. The evaluation has data on the child’s strengths and weaknesses so the plans meet a child’s specific needs.

No child should be turned away from an AP class because of a lack of accommodations and services. Section 504 and the ADA are the laws that protect equal access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities. The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination and enforcing Section 504 and the ADA.

For students who are discriminated on the basis of race and gender, OCR investigates those complaints as well. You have 180 days from the act to file an online complaint.

My comment was aimed at social justice BS of changing admission standards so that more black and brown kids are admitted into the GT and magnet programs. As for special needs, if we spend so much money on these kids there won't be much left for all the regular kids. Doesn't seem fair does it?

MCPS actually receives millions of dollars from the Federal and State governments. The funding comes with laws to protect children with disabilities from discrimination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For anyone interested in talking with Principal Taylor, tomorrow (June 20th) is the first meet and greet at 7pm. Enter through the Bulldog Lobby. Starts at 7pm.

Someone should ask him to put all his cards on the table so you can all see what I was talking about in terms of him being woke.

How would you go about that?

Ask if he believes in antiracist discrimination. Ask if believes grade discrepancies between racial groups = racism and what he would do about it. You'll quickly see how woke and truly insane some of his ideas are.

I am not sure what the bee in your bonnet is all about.

Dr. Moran presented data at a Churchill PTA meeting about 3 years ago (1st year he was assigned to Churchill) that black students were not proportionally enrolled in Honors and AP classes when compared to white and Asian students. It would be interesting to revisit the numbers to see if there’s been any improvement.

It also would be interesting to look at students with disabilities. MCPS has collective data that shows an achievement gap with these students as well. The numbers were especially bad during online learning. It would be great if Dr. Moran and Mr. Taylor could release the Churchill specific data as far as representation in Honors and AP classes as well as academic achievement. I’ve had a child with disabilities who has been discouraged from taking AP classes, not because he didn’t have the ability, but because staffing limitations as far as where he can access Special Ed Services. Students with disabilities do not have equal access to educational opportunities at Churchill.

The achievement gap is real. The lowering of expectations and opportunities is real. How does solving these problems affect other students in the school? To solve implicit bias, there needs to be staff and student training. Sure it’s uncomfortable to examine past actions, but if the uncomfortable conversations never takes place, then discriminatory behavior will continue.

I welcome Mr. Taylor to Churchill and I hope there’s progress made to end discriminatory practices in the school.

The thing is- it would be surprising if SPED students were equally represented in the advanced level classes. As a reminder, not all children with special needs are high functioning autism/ADHD. The reason they have an IEP is to help them access the curriculum. They got it because they were having trouble accessing it in the first place. Accommodations and goals are meant to bring them up to grade level.

I do believe there should be support for those ready for those advanced classes, but as a whole, I think there needs to be an acceptance that kids with special needs who need an IEP will not be EQUALLY represented in higher level classes.

It's even worse than that. Woke lunatics are pushing for equitable representation. That means that they want even more unqualified kids placed in AP/honors classes as retribution for the past. They advocate for discrimination against anyone they believe is too far ahead. See the changes to the GT/magnet programs which cut Asian acceptance rates by 36%.

Your comments certainly reflect your biases and lack of understanding of disabilities and the laws for equal access.

Students with disabilities do not want the requirements changed for entrance to an AP class or participation in an AP class. Sometimes students just need accommodations for their disabilities (504 Plan) and sometimes they need accommodations and services for their disabilities (IEPs).

Many students have disabilities but have high IQs. Students with ADHD is an example you pointed out. Students who are high functioning but have Autism are another example you cited. Others include Specific Learning Disabilities (ex. dyslexic, dysgraphia, etc), visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, and many types of mental illness. To receive a 504 plan or an IEP, MCPS is responsible for conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the child. The evaluation has data on the child’s strengths and weaknesses so the plans meet a child’s specific needs.

No child should be turned away from an AP class because of a lack of accommodations and services. Section 504 and the ADA are the laws that protect equal access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities. The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination and enforcing Section 504 and the ADA.

For students who are discriminated on the basis of race and gender, OCR investigates those complaints as well. You have 180 days from the act to file an online complaint.

My comment was aimed at social justice BS of changing admission standards so that more black and brown kids are admitted into the GT and magnet programs. As for special needs, if we spend so much money on these kids there won't be much left for all the regular kids. Doesn't seem fair does it?

MCPS actually receives millions of dollars from the Federal and State governments. The funding comes with laws to protect children with disabilities from discrimination.

Not spending a fortune on someone who needs extra help isn't discrimination though. I mean, I can't jump. Should MCPS spend money to try to make me an equally good basketball player to the best players in the county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not spending a fortune on someone who needs extra help isn't discrimination though. I mean, I can't jump. Should MCPS spend money to try to make me an equally good basketball player to the best players in the county?

Well, if you can't jump because someone tied your legs together, then getting help untying them would be appropriate. If we're torturing metaphors, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not spending a fortune on someone who needs extra help isn't discrimination though. I mean, I can't jump. Should MCPS spend money to try to make me an equally good basketball player to the best players in the county?

Well, if you can't jump because someone tied your legs together, then getting help untying them would be appropriate. If we're torturing metaphors, anyway.

You're the only one torturing metaphors. Mine was perfectly clear. I'm talking about natural ability or disability. Physical or mental, it's all the same. But if you prefer, let's stay with mental and focus on kids with low to average IQs. Should MCPS spend a fortune to try to get all of them onto AP/honors classes as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not spending a fortune on someone who needs extra help isn't discrimination though. I mean, I can't jump. Should MCPS spend money to try to make me an equally good basketball player to the best players in the county?

Well, if you can't jump because someone tied your legs together, then getting help untying them would be appropriate. If we're torturing metaphors, anyway.

You're the only one torturing metaphors. Mine was perfectly clear. I'm talking about natural ability or disability. Physical or mental, it's all the same. But if you prefer, let's stay with mental and focus on kids with low to average IQs. Should MCPS spend a fortune to try to get all of them onto AP/honors classes as well?

Wow. You are obtuse. There are plenty of students at Churchill who have the ability for AP classes but are openly told that they can’t receive services in those classes. Some teachers even resist providing accommodations. Those are discriminatory acts.

It’s the same as black students being dissuaded from taking an AP class because of an implicit biases. Passing judgment without looking at the prerequisites and a student’s ability in the course is a discriminatory act.

Giving students equal access should not take away from the experience of other students. If more students enroll in AP classes then the school will hire more teachers to teach the AP classes. The achievement of the school will expand. Overall test performance in the school will improve. Diversity in these classes will add to the blending of the Churchill community vs. the segregation that has been a feature of the Churchill AP program in the past.