Reply to McLean to Explore Separating from FC & FCPS

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "McLean to Explore Separating from FC & FCPS"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an immigrant, I could never understand why there was such a disparity in education quality across the U.S. I couldn't understand why poor black areas had such worse schools compared to more affluent (and usually white) areas. But this thread has been an eye-opener. I understand this much better now. It seems the more affluent folks want their money to benefit only them and their families. They don't see the benefit to society of elevating everyone and giving a good education to all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Don't people want the US to succeed long-term? How does keeping poor people less educated benefit a country in the long-run? [/quote]

I am an immigrant as well and I live in McLean. Nobody here opposes other schools benefiting from a healthy tax base, what we have accepted is that “others” will be benefited at our expense while our kids sit in trailers. No, thanks![/quote]

Just move a couple streets over and your children can go to Langley in a lovely newly renovated building with no overcrowding.

What's the problem?  [/quote]

I love that FCPS is so progressive and focused on equity, but they'll spend $40 million to expand West Potomac so kids don't have to go to Mount Vernon, but next to nothing on McLean because maybe they'll get around eventually (just not in 2018, 2019, or 2020) to moving some kids to the richer school in town.  Or people can just move or send their kids to privates, no big deal.  [/quote]

You have the same school board rep for both districts, she came through for Langley - maybe vote for someone who cares about your school (that's how West Potomac got its expansion) [/quote]

Our current School Board rep just got elected last year.  She tries, but gets steamrolled by other School Board members who want to invest capital dollars anywhere but McLean and staff members who just ignore her questions.  Another reason why we want out. [/quote]

What happened to the one that got the Langley reno?[/quote]

She retired.  And she didn’t “get” anything for Langley - the school was old, in need of renovation, and next on the list. 
DP[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics