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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think for me I will look at Virginia and consider whether it is better than it was 8 years ago.  This is the end of a second consecutive D administration.  There are some things that have changed that I am not happy about and I need to educate myself about them.  I do not like the math changes in Virginia in part because I don't think anyone I know (mostly Democrats but some Independents) was asking for them.  I feel like that should matter since we pay for schools.  Local school board decisions are local but the Math decision was a state decision and I need to dig into how the Virginia DoE is influenced by the Governor.  If a lot, I will not vote for D.  If not a lot, then it won't be a factor.  It feels very icky to me that this massive state-wide education revamp has been rolled out for discussion  during a pandemic when parents have already been so distracted with remote learning etc.  It feels to me like the DoE wanted to slip it in without anyone noticing and as a taxpayer and consumer of public education, that infuriates me.  And again, no one was asking for this change.  For me this is a major deal and if it was the result of Northam/McAuliffe governorships, I will not be able to support McAuliffe.[/quote]

so your complaint after 8 years is an unimplemented proposal that still leaves local districts with autonomy? I get that the trolls are trying to sound reasonable, but this is down right hilarious [/quote]

It doesn't leave local school boards with autonomy.  They may have some ability to modify it but only within the confines of the program.  And AGAIN--who asked for this.  Meanwhile most private schools have amped UP their math curriculum so this leaves an every bigger divide.  Richer kids can and will hire tutors but some people (me) cannot do that and I want my kids to pursue their dreams that are science oriented and taking rigorous math is a very important part of the puzzle.  Again, left moderate with tons of similar minded friends and I have not met a single one NOT ONE that wants this.  So when you talk about local control consider we should NOT have to battle back proposals that no one actually wants.  So tell me mighty know it all, who wanted it.  Who? Answer that?  It is like being served liver and onions for dinner.  Sure, you can pick between liver or onions or liver and onions (local choice accorting to you) BUT who actually wants liver and onions.  I am not a troll or trumpy.  You just cannot actually handle any real debate about anything without resorting to ad hominem attacks.  [/quote]

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