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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will be voting for Symone Walker for school board. I'm confused over who else to vote for - Cristina Diaz Torres or David Priddy? I don't like that Cristina seems very politician like - I worry that she is using the school board as a stepping stone and doesn't really care about Arlington students.  Priddy seems like a nice guy but at the same time his platform doesn't seem detailed enough and I'm worried that he won't have the expertise to be a school board member. I like that he is an APS parent.

Who did you vote for/are you voting for? And why?[/quote]

Cristina and David.

Symone has been rude and off-putting on AEM and part of the group quick to yell "privilege" or insinuate racism.  She is also passionate about a few very specific issues - passion is good; but I'm afraid she's too narrowly focused and doesn't have the big picture focus or broad knowledge on a range of issues, and/or that she'll prioritize her two issues (dyslexia/reading instruction and restorative justice) above everything else or to the near exclusion of everything else.

David isn't particularly impressive and he doesn't seem to have any original thought.  But he doesn't offend people and he does his homework.

Christina isn't particularly qualified - her Teach for America experience is meaningless and she's obviously a political player from Katie Cristol's education policy organization.  I don't expect her to stick around longer than she has to; but I am - perhaps naively - hoping she'll bring some fresher ideas from her professional knowledge about what other districts across the nation are doing.  I suspect I'll be disappointed; but then it won't matter for long since she'll be on to the next political opportunity fairly quickly and gone anyway.

It is very disappointing that this is our selection - for two open seats, even.
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