APS School Board race

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Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

What a slap in the face that would be to our teachers.

*OR* maybe our teachers would be thrilled to have a SB member lobbying for higher pay and smaller class sizes?

Everyone wants these things. But OK, I'll bite. Just how does she plan to pay for that?

How does ANYone plan to pay for them?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

Sorry but this entire thread reads as sock puppeting.
I don’t plan to vote, but I’m not sure how you can say someone who 1) doesn’t have children, 2) has never been inside an aps building, and 3) has lived in Arlington for less than a month is more qualified than anyone. Miranda is way more qualified, and if the Arl dems want to stay relevant and continue the endorsement process, Miranda should be the clear favorite.

There are multiple people posting.

He is absolutely less qualified. He also didn’t lead a group that has done so much damage to our community.

+1

I don't like either of then. But I may take newbie youngster over someone who has really damaged our school system. At least Angelo is probably harmless and it can't hurt to have a fresh perspective from a young person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

What a slap in the face that would be to our teachers.

*OR* maybe our teachers would be thrilled to have a SB member lobbying for higher pay and smaller class sizes?

Everyone wants these things. But OK, I'll bite. Just how does she plan to pay for that?

How does ANYone plan to pay for them?

Well since you said this is Miranda's platform, does she have an actual plan to pay for them or are they just empty words?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

I have a teacher in my immediate family and this really resonates.

As a parent, I think this is all very true and how I've perceived things. HOWEVER, not ALL teachers are heroes. There ABSOLUTELY WERE teachers seemingly not making much effort during virtual learning and there ARE ABSOLUTELY teachers who didn't and still don't pull their weight in the classroom. Not all teachers are good teachers. Why is it so unconscionable to suggest that?

If you have an issue with an individual teacher you can bring it up with him/her or the principal. You don’t need to aggressively trash the entire profession.

[Anonymous]

Jeff, why are posts about Miranda being removed when they are things she has said PUBLICLY in public forums and on her website?

She posted publicly on her website that one child is in private and the other two attend Montessori.

And then she publicly stated in a public forum that Drew is her neighborhood school which insinuates that her kids go there when they do not.

In that same public forum, she also stated that she has a rising APS middle schooler, which again insinuates this kid is in APS when they are not.

How is this not ok? It is all public and we should be allowed to talk about candidates' PUBLIC statements. She chose to put this info about there about her family. I am not disclosing anything private.

I personally think her answers are technically correct in a lawyerly kind of day, but also sneaky and not very transparent overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeff, why are posts about Miranda being removed when they are things she has said PUBLICLY in public forums and on her website?

She posted publicly on her website that one child is in private and the other two attend Montessori.

And then she publicly stated in a public forum that Drew is her neighborhood school which insinuates that her kids go there when they do not.

In that same public forum, she also stated that she has a rising APS middle schooler, which again insinuates this kid is in APS when they are not.

How is this not ok? It is all public and we should be allowed to talk about candidates' PUBLIC statements. She chose to put this info about there about her family. I am not disclosing anything private.

I personally think her answers are technically correct in a lawyerly kind of day, but also sneaky and not very transparent overall.

For Jeff's awareness. THe SB canddidate has a child currently in private school. That child is returning for public school. By definition they are a rising APS middle schooler. Just like anyone with pre-schooler planning to attend APS for kinder. THey are a rising APS kinder. Not hard.

And her neighborhood school IS Drew. She is upfront on her website that her two other kids attend MPSA. She still volunteers for the PTA for her neighbhorhood school. Which IS Drew. Why is thi so hard? My kids went to option schools and I still supported my neighborhood school. And even refer to it as my neighborhoods school. That's pretty normal IMO. I think it's helpful context to understand she lives in South Arlington. I like knowing that she lives in South Arlington.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

What a slap in the face that would be to our teachers.

*OR* maybe our teachers would be thrilled to have a SB member lobbying for higher pay and smaller class sizes?

Everyone wants these things. But OK, I'll bite. Just how does she plan to pay for that?

How does ANYone plan to pay for them?

I'm convinced that maybe 4-5 people post in here. It's the same conversation everyday, no matter the thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

Sorry but this entire thread reads as sock puppeting.
I don’t plan to vote, but I’m not sure how you can say someone who 1) doesn’t have children, 2) has never been inside an aps building, and 3) has lived in Arlington for less than a month is more qualified than anyone. Miranda is way more qualified, and if the Arl dems want to stay relevant and continue the endorsement process, Miranda should be the clear favorite.

There are multiple people posting.

He is absolutely less qualified. He also didn’t lead a group that has done so much damage to our community.

+1

I don't like either of then. But I may take newbie youngster over someone who has really damaged our school system. At least Angelo is probably harmless and it can't hurt to have a fresh perspective from a young person.

Whoops. This was where I wanted to post the above comment. I'm voting for the kid at this moment unless he really offs up. Miranda and her supporters do not represent me at all. She would probably ignore anyone who wasn't APE if she is elected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

Sorry but this entire thread reads as sock puppeting.
I don’t plan to vote, but I’m not sure how you can say someone who 1) doesn’t have children, 2) has never been inside an aps building, and 3) has lived in Arlington for less than a month is more qualified than anyone. Miranda is way more qualified, and if the Arl dems want to stay relevant and continue the endorsement process, Miranda should be the clear favorite.

There are multiple people posting.

He is absolutely less qualified. He also didn’t lead a group that has done so much damage to our community.

+1

I don't like either of then. But I may take newbie youngster over someone who has really damaged our school system. At least Angelo is probably harmless and it can't hurt to have a fresh perspective from a young person.

Whoops. This was where I wanted to post the above comment. I'm voting for the kid at this moment unless he really offs up. Miranda and her supporters do not represent me at all. She would probably ignore anyone who wasn't APE if she is elected.

Miranda has been involved in some capacity or another well before APE. See Drew and Green Valley. She's done more in APS than at least 2 current board members did before they were elected and her oldest kid isn't even in MS yet. She's talking to ASPHA and others. APS has some real challenges. Write someone if you want, but don't throw a vote at this unserious kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

Sorry but this entire thread reads as sock puppeting.
I don’t plan to vote, but I’m not sure how you can say someone who 1) doesn’t have children, 2) has never been inside an aps building, and 3) has lived in Arlington for less than a month is more qualified than anyone. Miranda is way more qualified, and if the Arl dems want to stay relevant and continue the endorsement process, Miranda should be the clear favorite.

There are multiple people posting.

He is absolutely less qualified. He also didn’t lead a group that has done so much damage to our community.

+1

I don't like either of then. But I may take newbie youngster over someone who has really damaged our school system. At least Angelo is probably harmless and it can't hurt to have a fresh perspective from a young person.

Whoops. This was where I wanted to post the above comment. I'm voting for the kid at this moment unless he really offs up. Miranda and her supporters do not represent me at all. She would probably ignore anyone who wasn't APE if she is elected.

Miranda has been involved in some capacity or another well before APE. See Drew and Green Valley. She's done more in APS than at least 2 current board members did before they were elected and her oldest kid isn't even in MS yet. She's talking to ASPHA and others. APS has some real challenges. Write someone if you want, but don't throw a vote at this unserious kid.

Hard pass at Miranda. I'm voting for the kid because I have no other choices. This slate of candidates is so lame.

Haha at throwing in ASHPA. I've taken to them too.

[Anonymous]

She really has some "minority friends", amirite?

Such a white woman move.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

Sorry but this entire thread reads as sock puppeting.
I don’t plan to vote, but I’m not sure how you can say someone who 1) doesn’t have children, 2) has never been inside an aps building, and 3) has lived in Arlington for less than a month is more qualified than anyone. Miranda is way more qualified, and if the Arl dems want to stay relevant and continue the endorsement process, Miranda should be the clear favorite.

There are multiple people posting.

He is absolutely less qualified. He also didn’t lead a group that has done so much damage to our community.

+1

I don't like either of then. But I may take newbie youngster over someone who has really damaged our school system. At least Angelo is probably harmless and it can't hurt to have a fresh perspective from a young person.

Whoops. This was where I wanted to post the above comment. I'm voting for the kid at this moment unless he really offs up. Miranda and her supporters do not represent me at all. She would probably ignore anyone who wasn't APE if she is elected.

Miranda has been involved in some capacity or another well before APE. See Drew and Green Valley. She's done more in APS than at least 2 current board members did before they were elected and her oldest kid isn't even in MS yet. She's talking to ASPHA and others. APS has some real challenges. Write someone if you want, but don't throw a vote at this unserious kid.

What are you talking about? So Miranda has talked to people and that TALK
is her big accomplishment?! That’s hilarious. She has accomplished nada.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In case anyone is wondering how APS teachers feel about a specific group of parents, here is an APS teacher (now former) who put her name on it --


At first, when schools moved to online instruction in the spring of 2020 and parents saw firsthand the hardships teachers were enduring, plaudits poured in for the educators showing remarkable commitment to their profession in a difficult situation they had never trained for. Virtual teaching took much more time to prepare, execute and evaluate. And because students were often not required to turn on their cameras, it was a lot like teaching into a void. But as time crawled on and schools remained closed to in-person instruction, parents became critical, even angry. The hostility parents leveled against teachers was astonishing. In September 2021 alone, 30,000 public school teachers nationwide gave notice. Between August 2020 and August 2021, Florida’s teacher vacancies surged 67 percent, according to a count by the Florida Education Association. In 2021, California’s largest district, Los Angeles Unified, had five times the number of vacancies as in previous years, according to Shannon Haber, a spokeswoman for the district. The number of retirements skyrocketed, and I joined the exodus. I was within a couple of years of my target retirement date, but I left earlier than planned because of the mounting stress around the pandemic and an ever-increasing workload.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/03/08/teachers-woes-vulnerable-profession-robbins/?fbclid=IwAR2UZodgy4iGVxCs8_X8Jp-yrhrMPKsHd6lhvFl5CAJ6rpmbqn9jA0FgT1o

The raw, misdirected hostility towards teachers was so crazy. I’m still shocked by what some parents did.

My kid was on teams **in class** when a parent interrupted and started screaming and cursing at the teacher. In front of all of the kids!!! The teacher handled it well, but WTAF?!

Yup. And then a lot of parents who were angry about schools closing took their kids out of APS and left for private schools, including one of our school bd candidates, so this is a problem they created for others to deal with.

I don't know how we repair the damage they did.

Certainly not by choosing a SB member who thought their actions were acceptable enough to partner with them.

What a slap in the face that would be to our teachers.

*OR* maybe our teachers would be thrilled to have a SB member lobbying for higher pay and smaller class sizes?

Everyone wants these things. But OK, I'll bite. Just how does she plan to pay for that?

How does ANYone plan to pay for them?

I'm convinced that maybe 4-5 people post in here. It's the same conversation everyday, no matter the thread.

Yep. And they have no shame in trying to spread rumors and gossip about an individual they clearly have a personal vendetta against. They are too chicken$hit to have their names associated with their opinions on AEM, of which they clearly are members so repeatedly post here anonymously.

I wish Jeff would just shut down this thread. There is nothing left to say, though I’m sure the 4-5 will respond with more rumors and gossip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeff, why are posts about Miranda being removed when they are things she has said PUBLICLY in public forums and on her website?

She posted publicly on her website that one child is in private and the other two attend Montessori.

And then she publicly stated in a public forum that Drew is her neighborhood school which insinuates that her kids go there when they do not.

In that same public forum, she also stated that she has a rising APS middle schooler, which again insinuates this kid is in APS when they are not.

How is this not ok? It is all public and we should be allowed to talk about candidates' PUBLIC statements. She chose to put this info about there about her family. I am not disclosing anything private.

I personally think her answers are technically correct in a lawyerly kind of day, but also sneaky and not very transparent overall.

For Jeff's awareness. THe SB canddidate has a child currently in private school. That child is returning for public school. By definition they are a rising APS middle schooler. Just like anyone with pre-schooler planning to attend APS for kinder. THey are a rising APS kinder. Not hard.

And her neighborhood school IS Drew. She is upfront on her website that her two other kids attend MPSA. She still volunteers for the PTA for her neighbhorhood school. Which IS Drew. Why is thi so hard? My kids went to option schools and I still supported my neighborhood school. And even refer to it as my neighborhoods school. That's pretty normal IMO. I think it's helpful context to understand she lives in South Arlington. I like knowing that she lives in South Arlington.

Are you kidding me? Her responses are misleading in a weaselly lawyerish way. Isn’t her platform accountability and transparency from APS? I’m not optimistic with this kind of word splitting about herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeff, why are posts about Miranda being removed when they are things she has said PUBLICLY in public forums and on her website?

She posted publicly on her website that one child is in private and the other two attend Montessori.

And then she publicly stated in a public forum that Drew is her neighborhood school which insinuates that her kids go there when they do not.

In that same public forum, she also stated that she has a rising APS middle schooler, which again insinuates this kid is in APS when they are not.

How is this not ok? It is all public and we should be allowed to talk about candidates' PUBLIC statements. She chose to put this info about there about her family. I am not disclosing anything private.

I personally think her answers are technically correct in a lawyerly kind of day, but also sneaky and not very transparent overall.

If Jeff deleted your posts, maybe it’s because it’s really not true that she insinuated anything? I don’t know her, but went to her website and it’s all stated there, lives in Drew zone, kids go to Montessori, rising middle schooler headed back to APS, all on the same page and easy to see.