Reply to How Come BOE Candidate Stephen Austin Won’t Say What His Employment Is??

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "How Come BOE Candidate Stephen Austin Won’t Say What His Employment Is??"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

So all budgets are equal, but some budgets are more equal than others?

So Austin isn't qualified to look at the MCPS budget because he doesn't have experience with MCPS?  As a parent with kids in MCPS, I'm sure he has first-hand experience with the effects of the BOE's actions.  In fact, perhaps having an "outsider's" view would be helpful?[/quote]

Use of e-mail, and understanding of budgets, are separate issues, aren't they?

It seems pretty obvious, to me, that when you try to understand the MCPS budget, it helps to have a general knowledge of the things the MCPS budget pays for. And the MCPS pays for a whole lot more things than just the schools Steve Austin's children attend.[b] If I were running for a seat on the BoE, I would have the same doubts about my ability to understand the MCPS budget[/b] - except that Steve Austin's experience with MCPS as an MCPS parent and county resident is even less than mine. And except that I generally try to inform myself about a subject before I talk about it in public. Ignorance plus a loud voice, that's a dangerous combination.[/quote]

The difference between you and Mr. Austin is that you're not running and he is.  What you would do if you were him is irrelevant.  He's doing what he wants, and is by no means ignorant.  Having a different opinion isn't ignorant, it's diversity of thought.  And before you say he should have an "informed opinion," that depends on how you define informed.  One can be informed, and yet have a different opinion.[/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