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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's more than a hint of racism in many of these comments.  I have no doubt that those calling for mass firings at DCPS are white.[/quote]

Yup, I definitely see that and it is obvious. I would say that at least 65% of Central Office is black employees. The people complaining about Central Office cannot fathom the fact that black people are in charge. We all know that certain people believe that just because someone is black, they are lazy and unqualified for their position. Case closed. Prove me wrong that this isn’t the reason for the disdain for Central Office. I’ll wait….[/quote]

Bingo. This right here. There are people who loathe at the fact that this district has mostly Black people making decisions and they can't stand it. There is nothing said about how fast the district is improving (faster than most urban districts in the nation), but chose to focus on negative opinions. Remember, public school is a choice. If you hate it so much, pay the private school big bucks. You can't have it both ways. Same for DCPS staff who are complaining. If you dislike it so much, resign. It's really that simple.[/quote]

Re racism, certainly no one should ever criticize CO or its employees because if they have any complaints, they are, by definition, racist. Keep telling yourself that.

Public school is NOT a choice; it's an entitlement to which ALL children from all families are entitled.  The public school system is a public service, paid for by taxpayers and run by an elected official.  As citizens, we *should* assess whether it is working well or not, and we *should* speak up when our tax dollars are not being used well.

Please share the data about how much DCPS is improving.

Also, "some other city is worse" is not exactly a persuasive argument of quality.[/quote]

Education is an entitlement, public school IS a choice, especially when there are charters and private schools. More than that, keep in mind that public schools must meet the needs of ALL children, which means that there is no one-size-fits-all all. If you don't like the way things are going in public school, then go to a charter school or, better yet, homeschool. If you educate your child yourself, then you are in complete control of the way they are taught, how they learn, and the conditions that they are taught in. We saw how well that worked out during the pandemic, didn't we? Those children fell behind although they were home with parents who " knew what was best". [/quote]

Are comments like these made to drum up support for the public school central office?[/quote]

I think the poster just believes she is entitled to her CO job, no matter her performance.  She wants to kid herself that she is not actually employed by the citizens of DC.[/quote]

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