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Anonymous wrote:I would like to see people on the Board of Ed who want a rigorous education for all kids in all schools, believes in reinstating discipline back in the schools, give freedom to teachers to teach the way they see fit, and who are in favor of expanding consortia schools so that families can choose where they see is the best fit for their children regardless of where they live in the county. ARe these the right people to do that?

District at Large: Reiley
District 1 Maria
District 3 Lynn Amano
District 5 - Brenda Wolfe

I don't know about Wolfe, but agree with the rest. That's how I voted.

Yep. Wolfe is unopposed, so who knows. I don't like Amano or O'Neill, so that was an unfortunate choice. I'm excited to see what Reiley and Blaeuer might being. Hope they win.

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see people on the Board of Ed who want a rigorous education for all kids in all schools, believes in reinstating discipline back in the schools, give freedom to teachers to teach the way they see fit, and who are in favor of expanding consortia schools so that families can choose where they see is the best fit for their children regardless of where they live in the county. ARe these the right people to do that?

District at Large: Reiley
District 1 Maria
District 3 Lynn Amano
District 5 - Brenda Wolfe

I don't know about Wolfe, but agree with the rest. That's how I voted.

I would like to see people on the Board of Ed who want a rigorous education for all kids in all schools, believes in reinstating discipline back in the schools, give freedom to teachers to teach the way they see fit, and who are in favor of expanding consortia schools so that families can choose where they see is the best fit for their children regardless of where they live in the county. ARe these the right people to do that?

District at Large: Reiley
District 1 Maria
District 3 Lynn Amano
District 5 - Brenda Wolfe

[quote=Anonymous]District at large:

Julie Reiley believes that gifted education is a type of special education which should be offered and enhanced. She is a Yale educated lawyer who plans to work with Annapolis closely for school funding.

Karla Silvestre was a driving force behind the new GT admission rules. She discussed it at the recent Clarksburg forum, and confirmed to a parent in a private discission after that she was a supporter and a voter of the new rules which emphasize where students live (i.e. diversity) over their test scores. This was widely publicised on NextDoor forums.[/quote]

Good to know. Reiley it is. (in principle I'm actually fine with changes to GT admission rules, provided it's done in a thoughtful way with proper communication. Since I know Silvestre is a driving force behind the cluster**** this year, I will be sure to vote for her opponent and recommend to everyone I know they do the same).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do democrats even talk about the achievement gap given it is the consequence of their design policies? The issue is parenting and work ethic

I'm a former R, and I don't agree with bolded. But I do agree that parenting and work ethic do play a huge role in how well a child will do in school.

I'm also an immigrant whose parents had an ES level education and grew up poor.

I've been using voter411 to get more information on the candidates.

democrat policies destroy the family and created reliance. This will manifest itself in parenting and work ethic and that impacts results in schools. Is it worth having a loyal voter being reliant on the state for life and intergenerationally? That is the result of your policies

Some of the Dem policies help give low income families a leg up to escape poverty. Taking away every single social safety doesn't help low income people either. Throwing a child who doesn't know how to swim in a shark infested water won't really help that child learn to swim. Sure, some lucky kids will escape the shark, but most will get eaten up by it.

I grew up low income and used to be a R. I'm no longer a registered R, but neither am I full liberal. I just did early voting and actually voted for a couple of Rs.

Watch Hard Times At Douglass High and deny democrat policies cause dysfunction

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Anonymous wrote:Why do democrats even talk about the achievement gap given it is the consequence of their design policies? The issue is parenting and work ethic

I'm a former R, and I don't agree with bolded. But I do agree that parenting and work ethic do play a huge role in how well a child will do in school.

I'm also an immigrant whose parents had an ES level education and grew up poor.

I've been using voter411 to get more information on the candidates.

democrat policies destroy the family and created reliance. This will manifest itself in parenting and work ethic and that impacts results in schools. Is it worth having a loyal voter being reliant on the state for life and intergenerationally? That is the result of your policies

Judy Docca is 79. There's a lot of talk that if she wins, she'll resign within a year so a new person can be appointed. That means we'll end up with a board member not chosen by the voters.

Also she used the word "retarded" in a school board meeting: https://bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/School-Notes-Docca-Apologizes-for-Using-the-Word-Retarded-During-Public-Meeting/

I didn't vote for her.

Anonymous wrote:Why do democrats even talk about the achievement gap given it is the consequence of their design policies? The issue is parenting and work ethic

I'm a former R, and I don't agree with bolded. But I do agree that parenting and work ethic do play a huge role in how well a child will do in school.

I'm also an immigrant whose parents had an ES level education and grew up poor.

I've been using voter411 to get more information on the candidates.

Why do democrats even talk about the achievement gap given it is the consequence of their design policies? The issue is parenting and work ethic

To clarify: Judy Docca and MariaB are running for the same seat.

Everyone in the county votes for EVERY district.
Elections are: district at large (Reiley vs Silvestre)
District 1 (Docca / MariaB)
District 3 (Pat O'Neal / Lynn Amano)
District 5 - Brenda Wolfe unopposed as her opponent moved and can no longer represent District 5.

The reason we are split up into districts is to restrict where the candidates may live (they must reside in their part of the county).

Pat O'Neill has been on the board for 20 years. She is in part responsible for Curriculum 2.0 and zoning decisions that prioritize the demands of wealthy homeowners. She openly mocks community input, and cares mostly about protecting the status quo.

Judy Docca, during the recent BOE debates about changing the redistricting rules to favor diversity, implied that it was time to some of the W students were moved around (i.e. redistricted for diversity purposes).

MariaB is a politician and hard to read. She manages to answer every question in a way that sounds reasonable, but does not provide an answer about her views. She also is a lawyer; her expertise is teaching sex ed to teachers (i.e. what constitutes harrassment etc).

District at large:

Julie Reiley believes that gifted education is a type of special education which should be offered and enhanced. She is a Yale educated lawyer who plans to work with Annapolis closely for school funding.

Karla Silvestre was a driving force behind the new GT admission rules. She discussed it at the recent Clarksburg forum, and confirmed to a parent in a private discission after that she was a supporter and a voter of the new rules which emphasize where students live (i.e. diversity) over their test scores. This was widely publicised on NextDoor forums.

Any insights on the candidates? Bethesda Magazine has their Q&As but it is really hard to distinguish between candidates. They want to close the achievement gap, small class size, etc. - all of the general statements that don't give me a sense of their position.