Bower's top education aide sends his kids to 100 percent open private school

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Anonymous wrote:So, if his kids were already enrolled and doing well, you think he should pull them from their school and put them in their neighborhood school because one parent changed their job? I can see an argument for that, although I don't necessarily agree with it. Any of you critics ever done something similar?

He shouldn't have run for this office if he had already personally opted out of the system he was supposed to lead.

Perhaps he recognizes that private schools are doing a better job educating kids and wants to help bridge the gap by helping DCPS catch up. Nothing wrong with this.

He moved to DC for the job, so his kids enrolled in private at the same time as he started as DME.

When he was asked about it when he took the job he said it was about having a strong bilingual education. So he must be unimpressed with the bilingual options in DCPS

What bilingual option do you think he had with DCPS?

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Anonymous wrote:So, if his kids were already enrolled and doing well, you think he should pull them from their school and put them in their neighborhood school because one parent changed their job? I can see an argument for that, although I don't necessarily agree with it. Any of you critics ever done something similar?

He shouldn't have run for this office if he had already personally opted out of the system he was supposed to lead.

Perhaps he recognizes that private schools are doing a better job educating kids and wants to help bridge the gap by helping DCPS catch up. Nothing wrong with this.

He moved to DC for the job, so his kids enrolled in private at the same time as he started as DME.

When he was asked about it when he took the job he said it was about having a strong bilingual education. So he must be unimpressed with the bilingual options in DCPS

What bilingual option do you think he had with DCPS?

+1. If he pulled strings to get into LAMB, Oyster, etc., that would be a scandal in and of itself.

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Anonymous wrote:While Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn keeps our kids out of the classroom, because it is supposedly unsafe, he sends his own kids to Washington International School, which has been open for months

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/dc-public-schools-need-in-person-classes/2021/03/18/5fffdecc-8122-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html

I bet that private school is 100% safer than DCOS because they have the funding to make it so.

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Anonymous wrote:So, if his kids were already enrolled and doing well, you think he should pull them from their school and put them in their neighborhood school because one parent changed their job? I can see an argument for that, although I don't necessarily agree with it. Any of you critics ever done something similar?

He shouldn't have run for this office if he had already personally opted out of the system he was supposed to lead.

Perhaps he recognizes that private schools are doing a better job educating kids and wants to help bridge the gap by helping DCPS catch up. Nothing wrong with this.

He moved to DC for the job, so his kids enrolled in private at the same time as he started as DME.

When he was asked about it when he took the job he said it was about having a strong bilingual education. So he must be unimpressed with the bilingual options in DCPS

What bilingual option do you think he had with DCPS?

if the options in DCPS weren't good enough for his kids, maybe he should have worked to improve the options in DCPS. There is an inherent problem with saying the system that he helps run is good enough for some kids, but not good enough for his kids

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Anonymous wrote:While Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn keeps our kids out of the classroom, because it is supposedly unsafe, he sends his own kids to Washington International School, which has been open for months

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/dc-public-schools-need-in-person-classes/2021/03/18/5fffdecc-8122-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html

I bet that private school is 100% safer than DCOS because they have the funding to make it so.

and what office is in charge of the DCPS budget?

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Anonymous wrote:It's interesting that a government bureaucrat can afford to spend $41,000 per child per year sending his kids to private school.

Is his spouse a SAHP who doesn’t bring any income?

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Anonymous wrote:While Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn keeps our kids out of the classroom, because it is supposedly unsafe, he sends his own kids to Washington International School, which has been open for months

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/dc-public-schools-need-in-person-classes/2021/03/18/5fffdecc-8122-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html

I bet that private school is 100% safer than DCOS because they have the funding to make it so.

and what office is in charge of the DCPS budget?

They should raise taxes to ensure private school levels of funding.

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Sending your kids to a public school should be a requirement for DC officials unless they have special needs or security risks. He should be fired.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course he has his kids in private. This is a surprise how?

I think the issue is that he is preventing tens of thousands of children from getting an education, because it is supposedly not safe for kids to be in school, and yet his own children have been in school every day this entire time.

Yes! This is so true. You shouldn't be allowed to take the job if your kids don't attend public. He could have moved in boundary for LaFayette or another upper NW school.

So, this isn’t about the best candidate for the job.

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Anonymous wrote:Sending your kids to a public school should be a requirement for DC officials unless they have special needs or security risks. He should be fired.

Be careful what you wish for. You’ll only get candidates who either see no problems to fix or are willing to sacrifice their own offspring.

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Anonymous wrote:So, if his kids were already enrolled and doing well, you think he should pull them from their school and put them in their neighborhood school because one parent changed their job? I can see an argument for that, although I don't necessarily agree with it. Any of you critics ever done something similar?

He shouldn't have run for this office if he had already personally opted out of the system he was supposed to lead.

Perhaps he recognizes that private schools are doing a better job educating kids and wants to help bridge the gap by helping DCPS catch up. Nothing wrong with this.

He moved to DC for the job, so his kids enrolled in private at the same time as he started as DME.

When he was asked about it when he took the job he said it was about having a strong bilingual education. So he must be unimpressed with the bilingual options in DCPS

What bilingual option do you think he had with DCPS?

if the options in DCPS weren't good enough for his kids, maybe he should have worked to improve the options in DCPS. There is an inherent problem with saying the system that he helps run is good enough for some kids, but not good enough for his kids

You didn’t address the question. He wanted a bilingual education for his kids. What option do you think he had at DCPS? I’m not aware of any unless he lucked out in the lottery (charter school) or lived in bounds for Oyster Adams.

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I think it is safe to say that Paul Kihn sucks because he isn’t working hard enough for DCPS since he won’t put his kids in.

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How is this different from DCPS Principals who send their children to private school?

Deal has had 0 in person instruction this year- but Principal's child is at a local private that has been in person - hmmmmm

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Here, he is willing to take questions, ask him why DCPS is DL and why his kids go private:

https://dcforms.dc.gov/webform/office-dme-ask-deputy-mayor

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Anonymous wrote:So, if his kids were already enrolled and doing well, you think he should pull them from their school and put them in their neighborhood school because one parent changed their job? I can see an argument for that, although I don't necessarily agree with it. Any of you critics ever done something similar?

He shouldn't have run for this office if he had already personally opted out of the system he was supposed to lead.

Perhaps he recognizes that private schools are doing a better job educating kids and wants to help bridge the gap by helping DCPS catch up. Nothing wrong with this.

He moved to DC for the job, so his kids enrolled in private at the same time as he started as DME.

When he was asked about it when he took the job he said it was about having a strong bilingual education. So he must be unimpressed with the bilingual options in DCPS

What bilingual option do you think he had with DCPS?

if the options in DCPS weren't good enough for his kids, maybe he should have worked to improve the options in DCPS. There is an inherent problem with saying the system that he helps run is good enough for some kids, but not good enough for his kids

You didn’t address the question. He wanted a bilingual education for his kids. What option do you think he had at DCPS? I’m not aware of any unless he lucked out in the lottery (charter school) or lived in bounds for Oyster Adams.

It doesn’t matter what he “wanted.” What he clearly wanted was a plum political position without having to be accountable for his personal or public actions.