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Anonymous wrote:FCPS has already created a new literacy plan based on the science of reading. Out of state charter mom, please find a thread on schools in your state to comment upon.

+1

Charter mom is out of touch.

She's actually spot-on and I hope she continues to post here. She was a longtime FCPS parent who has experienced both FCPS and charter schools. Her perspective and experiences are valid and informative.

No, she’s not. And neither are you is you’re still harping on Lucy Calkins.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s her qualifications?

She has never been an educator and has no degrees in education. She is a consultant who makes money off of schools. She wants more testing because she’s all about “data.” She lives in Minnesota. She is a charter school advocate.

Arid Qarni was horrible! But Youngkin made a really badly pick.

She has degrees in public policy and government, and has worked in the education field for decades, but I guess you can pretend she’d be far more qualified to lead a state-wide department if she had a degree in elementary education from Longwood. And she sent her own kids to FCPS before moving to Minnesota.

You people are so partisan and afraid that anyone will ever challenge people to do things differently or better. The fact that you’re attacking her so viciously before she even takes office is precisely why others welcome her appointment.

+1. And it’s a public policy management position not a teaching position

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Anonymous wrote:If the out-of-stater doesn’t want to be called out as a shill then perhaps she should share a pro-charter comment that sounds like it came right out of a campaign email.

Youngkin is going to push to defund our public schools with charters and vouchers. Our schools need to be supported, not to be gutted.

NP. This is absolute BS. Either you know this and are just a sour grapes LWNJ, or you are incredibly foolish. Either way - not a good look.

Truth hurts.

You have yet to utter one word of truth, so that kind of falls flat. Maybe actually educate yourself first before throwing out incendiary lies?

Sorry you struggle with truth. Let me guess - you voted for Youngkin. Ate up all of the GOP propaganda.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the thought of Youngkin defunding our schools so private school families can get their tuition subsidized is very disturbing to normal, functioning people.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS has already created a new literacy plan based on the science of reading. Out of state charter mom, please find a thread on schools in your state to comment upon.

+1

Charter mom is out of touch.

She's actually spot-on and I hope she continues to post here. She was a longtime FCPS parent who has experienced both FCPS and charter schools. Her perspective and experiences are valid and informative.

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Anonymous wrote:“Youngkin already has voucher activists on staff. Including DeVos groupies. How is calling any of that out “hysteria”? “

The Youngkin defenders on this thread are the lowest quality posters. They called a factual listing of the new VDOE Secretary’s background a “vicious attack.” They are name calling McAuliffe and board members. All propaganda and no substance.

You clearly lack the self-awareness to realize what a self-own this is on your part when it comes to politicizing any FCPS-related thread these days.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s her qualifications?

She has never been an educator and has no degrees in education. She is a consultant who makes money off of schools. She wants more testing because she’s all about “data.” She lives in Minnesota. She is a charter school advocate.

Arid Qarni was horrible! But Youngkin made a really badly pick.

She has degrees in public policy and government, and has worked in the education field for decades, but I guess you can pretend she’d be far more qualified to lead a state-wide department if she had a degree in elementary education from Longwood. And she sent her own kids to FCPS before moving to Minnesota.

You people are so partisan and afraid that anyone will ever challenge people to do things differently or better. The fact that you’re attacking her so viciously before she even takes office is precisely why others welcome her appointment.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the out-of-stater doesn’t want to be called out as a shill then perhaps she should share a pro-charter comment that sounds like it came right out of a campaign email.

Youngkin is going to push to defund our public schools with charters and vouchers. Our schools need to be supported, not to be gutted.

NP. This is absolute BS. Either you know this and are just a sour grapes LWNJ, or you are incredibly foolish. Either way - not a good look.

Truth hurts.

You have yet to utter one word of truth, so that kind of falls flat. Maybe actually educate yourself first before throwing out incendiary lies?

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS has already created a new literacy plan based on the science of reading. Out of state charter mom, please find a thread on schools in your state to comment upon.

+1

Charter mom is out of touch.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS has already created a new literacy plan based on the science of reading. Out of state charter mom, please find a thread on schools in your state to comment upon.

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As a teacher, I find it difficult to resist the pressure to help the needy over the bright and motivated. I try to do so because

1. The bright and motivated kids are the ones who make my work meaningful
2. I didn’t obtain a Ph.D. to spend all my energy on those who are lackluster or need remedial work.
3. I was bored to death at the public middle school and high school I attended. I know what it’s like to sit there and watch the math teacher review the same problem for the umpteenth time.

That said, the needy ones tend to overshadow the bright ones just through bad behavior, obvious inertia, or constant complaints.

Personally, I think we need more tiers/ levels for classes. You can’t put 30 kids in a classroom of widely different skill levels and abilities, make “equity” the goal for the classroom, and not expect many of those kids to be short-shrifted.

Still, I am opposed to charter schools. Anecdotally, they have had successes, but they have also left many communities high and dry, and exploited resources - both financial and human.

Charter school mom here. I don't specifically disagree with your points. FCPS could fix a lot of its problems with more levels, using scientifically proven math and reading curricula/no Lucy Calkins or flavor of the month computer learning programs, and setting higher standards for everyone rather than teaching to the lowest common denominator. Unfortunately, FCPS is just not going to take these steps, so charters may be the best or only option for parents of bright kids who are being ignored and underserved in FCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:If the out-of-stater doesn’t want to be called out as a shill then perhaps she should share a pro-charter comment that sounds like it came right out of a campaign email.

Youngkin is going to push to defund our public schools with charters and vouchers. Our schools need to be supported, not to be gutted.

I see FCPS administrators and School Board members gutting our schools. When you see the hypocrisy, neglect, and misguided priorities on display for years, first by a 10-2 and then by a 12-0 Democratic School Boards, what you consider "gutting" seems like a "rescue mission" to many of us.

Without more details, the continued whining about how charters are going to "gut" the public schools is simply hysteria. One suspects what bothers you isn't the potential opening of a charter school so much as the realization that your ability to operate with limited accountability and to prioritize random social justice initiatives over the efficient operation of a $3B school system is coming to an end.

+ a million
Well said. So sick of the constant "sky is falling" from the left.

Right??? I mean because clearly the left is the one starting numerous threads since the pandemic on how the the sky is falling in regards to FCPS.

Anonymous wrote:“Youngkin already has voucher activists on staff. Including DeVos groupies. How is calling any of that out “hysteria”? “

The Youngkin defenders on this thread are the lowest quality posters. They called a factual listing of the new VDOE Secretary’s background a “vicious attack.” They are name calling McAuliffe and board members. All propaganda and no substance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the out-of-stater doesn’t want to be called out as a shill then perhaps she should share a pro-charter comment that sounds like it came right out of a campaign email.

Youngkin is going to push to defund our public schools with charters and vouchers. Our schools need to be supported, not to be gutted.

NP. This is absolute BS. Either you know this and are just a sour grapes LWNJ, or you are incredibly foolish. Either way - not a good look.

Truth hurts.