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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apologies if someone has already made this point.  I am opposed to Cristina for many reasons, but perhaps most of all BECAUSE she was TFA.  If she really wanted to be a teacher, she could have earned a degree in education and done the hard work and study to become a teacher.  Instead, she is arrogant enough to think that her NYU degree in Economic Theory and History is enough to make her a good HS math teacher.  Even worse to think she can teach it to English language learners in an impoverished community.  I suspect she thinks that her spunk and positive attitude were enough for those students to hunker down and learn statistics.

She's all talk and no action.  All theory and no substance or solutions.  That's what consultants do -- they "identify the problem" then pack up and leave, patting themselves on the back for their dedication to the cause, and move on to the next big thing.

APS needs someone who is willing to implement the solution and I don't think that's her.[/quote]

People who use english language learners or disadvantaged students to undercut women of color like Cristina and Symone are the biggest reason why inequity exists in APS. You talk about equity like you understand it. If you did, you wouldn't lie about Cristina's background. Have you not seen her speak or been to her website? She has a master's degree and was an English language learner. Maybe she didn't earn her degree in the same way you did, but that's the point. Language learners don't have the same experience others do. Spunk and empathy aren't the same. Maybe you should give positivity a try. One woman of color being bullied out of the caucus...by Democrats...is enough.

Thanks for this post. It helped me make up my mind.[/quote]

+50 Thanks for calling out the hate. I didn't know she was an English language learner. [/quote]

Symone got herself into trouble. She should have followed the rules. [/quote]

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