Reply to What are the odds of them eliminating neighborhood elementary schools in favor of controlled choice?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "What are the odds of them eliminating neighborhood elementary schools in favor of controlled choice?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I beg you people, please do not show up to these meetings tomorrow and Tuesday yammering on about how you'll move (or worse, sue). That is not going to help move the debate on this. Please come up with a more mature line of discussion that will actually influence the discussion. Talk about what's working and what is not. Figure out ways to address what's not working. Talk about the lack of middle schools, the failure of education campuses, the huge investments in facilities that serve very few, etc. Don't be lured by the consultant-speak or the comparisons to any other city. But most importantly don't render yourself irrelevant by crossing your arms and talking about voting with your feet. That's a threat that many are more than happy to hear from you.[/quote]

Do you think that middle and upper SES families choosing to move en-masse wouldn't influence the discussion? I think they should know what may end up being a logical result to some of the proposals they are making.[/quote]

Just give your opinion on the scenarios without the threats.  I promise you it will be taken as arrogance and dismissed. They are counting on some people leaving but care more about justice and educational equity. Simple register your opinion on their proposals.[/quote]

Seems to me that they are the arrogant ones if they take lightly the consequences of families willing to leave the city or go private. I don't see how families who are invested in neighborhood schools leaving would create better educational outcomes for those who are left. Schools have improved when more IB families enroll, not less.[/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