Anonymous
01/20/2023 08:12
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Isn't this "achievement" like really nothing at all?
Yep. It's like a consolation prize
It’s the bronze medal. 🥉
Parents/students are mad because they didn’t get “official” notification before Nov 1 so they could include it in college applications and NoW tHeIr KiD wOn’T gEt InTo HaRvArD. As if that one small grain of sand was going to tip the scale in their favor over other TJ students in the great college application battle.
Nothing you said makes the delayed notification okay. Wtf is wrong with you. Also this is so obviously anti-Asian racism. Just like with the school shutdowns, a whole lot of “progressives” are revealing themselves to be toxic racists and misogynists who feel totally justified in their gross attitudes because Trump or something.
+1,000
Anonymous
01/20/2023 08:09
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Isn't this "achievement" like really nothing at all?
Yep. It's like a consolation prize
It’s the bronze medal. 🥉
Parents/students are mad because they didn’t get “official” notification before Nov 1 so they could include it in college applications and NoW tHeIr KiD wOn’T gEt InTo HaRvArD. As if that one small grain of sand was going to tip the scale in their favor over other TJ students in the great college application battle.
Nothing you said makes the delayed notification okay. Wtf is wrong with you. Also this is so obviously anti-Asian racism. Just like with the school shutdowns, a whole lot of “progressives” are revealing themselves to be toxic racists and misogynists who feel totally justified in their gross attitudes because Trump or something.
Anonymous
01/20/2023 07:58
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:In MoCo we don't care about "Commended" recognitions. We have higher expectations. NMSFs, NMFs or bust.Anonymous wrote:… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?
Yes, it's the participation trophy for PSATs which don't even matter these days. It's mostly an issue in VA so the RWJW can create a lot of smoke over nothing.
Anonymous
01/20/2023 07:02
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
It’s nothing, really. It’s no big deal in the least.
Anonymous
01/20/2023 06:01
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Isn't this "achievement" like really nothing at all?
Yep. It's like a consolation prize
It’s the bronze medal. 🥉
Parents/students are mad because they didn’t get “official” notification before Nov 1 so they could include it in college applications and NoW tHeIr KiD wOn’T gEt InTo HaRvArD. As if that one small grain of sand was going to tip the scale in their favor over other TJ students in the great college application battle.
Anonymous
01/20/2023 00:56
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Isn't this "achievement" like really nothing at all?
Yep. It's like a consolation prize
Anonymous
01/20/2023 00:51
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Isn't this "achievement" like really nothing at all?
Anonymous
01/20/2023 00:48
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
In MoCo we don't care about "Commended" recognitions. We have higher expectations. NMSFs, NMFs or bust.Anonymous wrote:… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?
Anonymous
01/19/2023 23:41
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?
Only far-right extremists looking to create a mountain out of a molehill care about this. In VA the whole issue was the school took almost two weeks to inform the students which was a big nothing burger.
No. The director of student services told a parent that the recognition was being held back intentionally.
"I had spoken to Mr. Kosatka, who's the Director of Student Services at Thomas Jefferson High School, and he did inform me that they were holding on to the certificates until there could be a discrete time to hand them out when the students that didn't receive it wouldn't feel so bad about not getting the award.”
https://wjla.com/news/crisis-in-the-classrooms/fairfax-county-virginia-va-school-board-dr-michelle-reid-national-merit-award-recognition-scholarship-controversy-glenn-youngkin-investigation-school-meeting-fcps-college-admission-reporting-thomas-jefferson-langley-westfield-john-r-lewis-edison-high
Stop gaslighting people.
They waited a few days to find the appropriate time to hand out a piece of paper that most of the students already knew they were getting, and that serves no purpose.
Oh wait that doesn't sell air time on FOX news! Let's pretend it's a conspiracy theory!
Not everyone knew
Anonymous
01/19/2023 22:47
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?
Only far-right extremists looking to create a mountain out of a molehill care about this. In VA the whole issue was the school took almost two weeks to inform the students which was a big nothing burger.
No. The director of student services told a parent that the recognition was being held back intentionally.
"I had spoken to Mr. Kosatka, who's the Director of Student Services at Thomas Jefferson High School, and he did inform me that they were holding on to the certificates until there could be a discrete time to hand them out when the students that didn't receive it wouldn't feel so bad about not getting the award.”
https://wjla.com/news/crisis-in-the-classrooms/fairfax-county-virginia-va-school-board-dr-michelle-reid-national-merit-award-recognition-scholarship-controversy-glenn-youngkin-investigation-school-meeting-fcps-college-admission-reporting-thomas-jefferson-langley-westfield-john-r-lewis-edison-high
Stop gaslighting people.
They waited a few days to find the appropriate time to hand out a piece of paper that most of the students already knew they were getting, and that serves no purpose.
Oh wait that doesn't sell air time on FOX news! Let's pretend it's a conspiracy theory!
Anonymous
01/19/2023 22:45
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?
Only far-right extremists looking to create a mountain out of a molehill care about this. In VA the whole issue was the school took almost two weeks to inform the students which was a big nothing burger.
No. The director of student services told a parent that the recognition was being held back intentionally.
"I had spoken to Mr. Kosatka, who's the Director of Student Services at Thomas Jefferson High School, and he did inform me that they were holding on to the certificates until there could be a discrete time to hand them out when the students that didn't receive it wouldn't feel so bad about not getting the award.”
https://wjla.com/news/crisis-in-the-classrooms/fairfax-county-virginia-va-school-board-dr-michelle-reid-national-merit-award-recognition-scholarship-controversy-glenn-youngkin-investigation-school-meeting-fcps-college-admission-reporting-thomas-jefferson-langley-westfield-john-r-lewis-edison-high
Stop gaslighting people.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 20:15
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Poolesville handed out promptly. No issue.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 20:03
Subject: Re:Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Our MCPS school was late handing them out. But you can easily look up what the cutoff is and you know if your child got commended. My DC put it on his application before getting formal notice from school because his score was above cutoff so it was clear he would get it. If your kid is smart enough to get commended I think he or she can google what the cutoff is.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 19:27
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
Anonymous wrote:… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?
Only far-right extremists looking to create a mountain out of a molehill care about this. In VA the whole issue was the school took almost two weeks to inform the students which was a big nothing burger.
Anonymous
01/19/2023 19:18
Subject: Is anyone looking at how MCPS handles National Merit commendations …?
… or is the concern limited to NOVA, most notably FCPS?