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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]James Lander. Can someone please, please, please run against him when his term us up? It has to be a Dem. A republican can't win here. I will canvas for you. He does not grasp the issues here. He is stuck on his personal view that race & income are irrelevant to achievement. Of course everyone has the potential. But We have APS stats on this. SOLs, SATs. It's fine to disagree about whether to use boundary changes to fix them. But please, spare us your uninformed view that the disparity doesn't exist here.It's embarrassing for a "world class" school system to hear that from the podium. He said he reads the forums. I hope he reads this. [/quote]

100% agree that this man is an embarrassment. He will be hearing directly from me about his remarks the other night. Among APS's espoused priorities, SES diversity (that is, not having concentrated poverty in one school) is THE most important for education. Not proximity, not neighborhood cohesiveness, not even overcrowding. His comments about this are completely asinine.[/quote]

Ugh. I had to go back and watch again because I'm really trying to understand what he's saying.  So basically, it doesn't matter if your poor or black or white because each educational experiences is unique.  So nice and positive! 
Unfortunately, Mr. Lander, some of us look  at DATA and read the RESEARCH that tells us that academic achievement is tied  to income level and, as a group, low income students don't do as well as their higher income peers. 
Surely, he understands this, but I m just not sure why he is trying to minimize it. [/quote]

I'm the poster of the long summary.  
Yes, I felt like he genuinely  *meant* well with what he said (in regards to "everyone has a unique experience", "income is irrelevant"), but it came across - to me- as so, so out of touch with reality, and the real challenges concentrated poverty brings to a school!
He might as well have said: "Let them eat cake, then!"  I mean, really?

Of course, it also struck me as poignant, that earlier, he admonished people; free and reduced lunch considerations are offensive, and later, after the positive Arlington Tech presentation that emphasized academics and engineering, his comments to the Freshman, about hoping she learns how to fix his muffler (!) were truly offensive in my eyes.   And it was the big intro of the inaugural freshman class... Then the question: which grade are you?  Oh man.
I guess they were all tired at that point...

I was pleased, that Reid asked for very relevant information, that he thinks should be factored in here; how do the free and reduced lunch numbers of all these planning units look like in 4 years and beyond - some planning units bring few siblings, others dozens - it matters and could totally change the numbers.

Overall, most of the members were wondering about things they should KNOW.  Things,  that are important, as these decisions are made.
I couldn't help, but feel that the board is two steps behind the public, seemingly considering many obvious points inexplicably for the first time.

Not Murphy of course.  He sits there, knowingly, letting it all play out.  Having his grand master plan at the ready, but not showing his cards.
"Let them think it was their idea.  Patience, my love, patience!"

No, no, it's clearly all in my mind! :shock:  :lol: [/quote]

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