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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I’m going with Dave and Sandy (on the fence with Cristina). [/quote]

Similarly, I'm going with Cristina and David (on the fence with Sandy). I appreciate that Sandy has lived and worked in Arlington for a long time but I don't know that she is the best person for APS right now. I might be biased. I am 30 years younger than she is (I don't know her exact age). I only ever hear her talking about reading. Literacy should be more a priority in APS than it is. Poor reading skills means years of struggle for students and people generally. And I want every student to read as well as my kids. But I'm concerned this is all she has to say and that she doesn't understand how complicated and technical the world has become.

I might choose Steven as my third choice. I don't like all of his ideas (or how he emails them to me) but at least he has new ideas. [/quote]

You have learn to sit up before you can crawl. Without that fundamental building block, kids have no real options. Coding is great and another necessary skill, one that isn’t being taught that competently across the system either, but if you can’t read or write at a proficient level, you’re far more likely to end up in jail rather than becoming a wildly successful techie.

Anyone know, did Sandy come up before this misguided turn toward “balanced literacy?” If yes, she has my vote.[/quote]

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