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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Miranda speaks for her group of open schools parents whose new mantra is learning loss. Her base is privileged white parents who can afford tutors and private school. They are still mad at APS from Covid and want APS to pay them for it, because they pay their tax dollars and teachers work for them.

I'm not in this group so she doesn't speak for me or understand my community, and I don't think she ever will. I talked to her a couple of times. I tried to explain my kid's needs and the needs of my community but she did not get it at all. She didn't even listen. Instead she cut me off and jumped in to tell me how I felt, but she was totally off base. She substituted the views of her little narrow group for mine. Her campaign manager outright attacked me! I guess my views didn't fit her talking points for what my community *should* want.

I also think this group's view of teachers is downright disrespectful. Teachers are professionals, not servants. And servants should not be treated like that either, no one should.

I don't know who I will support yet but it will never be her.

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Even our neighbors are doing more to address learning loss than APS is. Why shouldn't APS? And the kids most disadvantaged by learning loss are not the "privileged white parents who can afford tutors and private school" but all those kids who have been historically disadvantaged by APS.  Shouldn't APS be doing more just like all of our neighbors? Schools are going to be dealing with the fallout of this for years.  APS is not immune. [/quote]

Interesting then isn't it that it's the privileged white parents who keep railing on learning loss. The same ones who voted for Youngkin. [/quote]

I find this response puzzling. A group of people is saying that large swaths of students are getting left behind, and are noting that those being left behind are disproportionately poor and minority. They seem to want more resources directed towards catching up students who are below grade level. And your response is to say "kids were left behind before COVID. Also you are white. Therefore you are wrong. QED."

One would think, if you [i]actually[/i] cared about those kids getting left behind before COVID, your response might be "I'm so glad people are waking up to the issue, which pre-dates COVID, and taking it seriously by demanding more resources dedicated to those below grade level. I welcome people of all races and creeds changing their minds and making common cause to help those in need. As new-found political allies, in what areas of agreement can we start first?"

But it's not, and I find that puzzling. I certainly [i]hope[/i] the reason isn't that you don't really care about children being disadvantaged by APS, or view them as a brickbat with which to make your opponents look bad. But I guess it's a question of priorities. What's more important to you? Adopting the stance of someone who was and is right and good and Not Like Them? Or actually helping people who need it?[/quote]

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