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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With regards to teacher gifts, I give to the teachers who are really great and the amount I give reflects my experience with that teacher. I don’t think it needs to be equitable. I’m sure you see some teachers are far more talented and work far harder than other teachers.  
[b]Equity is going to ruin this school system[/b]. [/quote]

The bolded part of your comment interests me. Why do you say that 'equity' is going to ruin the school system? What is your definition of 'equity'? The OP is pointing to the disparities that exist within schools that are in the same school system. She is not talking about giving a gift to someone that you feel is deserving.

Kids don't choose what families to be born into. While a public school cannot solve/address all the issues that students bring with them to school, in a perfect world it would be as even a playing field as possible. Meaning--all schools in a district would have access to quality supplies and resources and it wouldn't depend on whether you lived in a wealthy part of the district or not.

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The main goal of a school system is to educate students. MCPS is failing wildly because they are distracted from their mission. Equity is a political issue and out of the scope of the school system. The school system simply can’t do it all. 
Schools should not have to be concerned about where supplies are coming from, but that is beside the point and a whole other issue. OP wants to prevent PTAs from finding if it can’t be equal across the board.  MCPS is applying that “if one kid can’t have it, no one can” to lower the bar everywhere. It’s not working. [/quote]

I am the PP...and I hear you. I disagree with you on what the OP is saying (I don't think they are saying that nobody can have anything if everyone can't) and I certainly don't think that the bar should be lowered.

I do think that it is important to recognize that the inequities that we see in society are further revealed/exacerbated in public schools....the fact that some PTAs are flush with cash while others in the same district have nothing bears this out.

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