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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get why everyone assumes she's driven strictly by $$, prestige and/or influence.  Probably some combination of the three come into play, but unless you know her personally you don't really know what motivates her.  Maybe she just likes being DC Chancellor.  Rhee might have stayed had her incoming boss not run on a platform of replacing her.  I also believe Rhee may have stayed in the DC spotlight a la "Our Town" if not for her husband's political career.[/quote]

I do know her and she is not really driven by money.  She is really committed to DC.  I know she does her best and this is not an easy district given the high income and very low income students.  Just dealing with parents is a huge headache before you even get to running the schools.[/quote]

Personally, if someone thinks "dealing with parents is a huge headache" then he or she should not be running a school district. They are your customers, and should be your allies in education. The attitude that parents are a nuisance shows.
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I don't think PP was implying that she thinks dealing with parents is a nuisance. I think PP was implying that when you have disjointed voices coming at you from all directions, and in this case I am guessing most of the voices are privileged in a district where the real severe needs are otherwise, it's a delicate an difficult balance. And that listening part doesn't even get into the meat of her job, which is to churn out actual results. [/quote]

Thank you PP.  That's exactly what I was suggesting.[/quote]

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