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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is fine. He probably can make more money elsewhere, someone mentioned Mckinsey- but he is trying to help a crappy system.  If I had the money I would send my kid to privatate and so would many of you. I want the best and smartest folks working on education in this city. Not sure if he is- but if he is - I don't care where he sends his kids. In fact he can probably get some good ideas and have a reference of what a well-run school looks like.  [/quote]

1) Lots of rich, competent, smart people send their kids to DCPS schools. 
2) The kinds of issues DCPS has are not the kinds of issues that pricey private schools have. It's a totally different set of constraints. It's easy to look "well-run" when you have that kind of student body, that kind of money, and that kind of lack of public oversight, regardless of whether you actually are.
3) Taking a pay cut for a public service job does not mean the people you serve are supposed to be so deeply grateful that you would deign to fix our 'crappy system' that we overlook this really pretty major thing. Plus, we know how this often works - the pay cut may be temporary, and you're setting yourself up for a chance at greater compensation down the line. [/quote]

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