Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 23:10     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also, by firing them is she opening herself up to all 3 applying for unemployment? That is really stupid.


Exactly! Stupid as well as mean-spirited and unnecessary.

I hope they are given unemployment. And, I smell a lawsuit.


The unemployment is trivial. Aren't these teachers at will?


Yes in a charter they probably had no leverage. Either burned out from public school experience for freshly minted TFA'ers.


unemployment benefits are not trivial. If you are fired, you get them. If you resign you do not get them.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 22:24     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Howard U isn't doing too well itself these days, either.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 22:03     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also, by firing them is she opening herself up to all 3 applying for unemployment? That is really stupid.


Exactly! Stupid as well as mean-spirited and unnecessary.

I hope they are given unemployment. And, I smell a lawsuit.


The unemployment is trivial. Aren't these teachers at will?


Yes in a charter they probably had no leverage. Either burned out from public school experience for freshly minted TFA'ers.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 21:48     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also, by firing them is she opening herself up to all 3 applying for unemployment? That is really stupid.


Exactly! Stupid as well as mean-spirited and unnecessary.

I hope they are given unemployment. And, I smell a lawsuit.


The unemployment is trivial. Aren't these teachers at will?
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 20:58     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents are mad because the principal is trying to mainstream curriculum? Marion Barry may have made history but he was a corrupt opportunist who positioned himself as a champion of building the black middle class to benefit himself. He should have been a champion of educating to one's greatest potential. I would be concerned with how Marion Barry is being presented to a roomful of kids.

Besides, the media wasn't contacted by the school and/or administrators so it's just a tabloid one sided version of whatever the truth may be.


1. What is it about DC that attracts such idiot/ego-tripping, power-playing school administrators?

2. I think parents are more pissed that the administrator is a maniacal ego-trip who's a micromanager to the point of running off teachers in droves. Good parents realize high teacher turnover is bad for their children's educational experience. What must their learning experience be like with several new teachers in one school year and subs in between?

I really think it's less about what's being taught. They're just throwing their support behind the wronged teachers.

3. That principal needs to go ASAP! And all of a DC (public & charters ) need training on what true school leadership means.


All of what you said may be true but the linked article states that the teachers were supposedly fired because a standard curriculum had been adopted and they were teaching outside that curriculum. It sounds more like a case of insubordination that anything else.


That was not given as the reason for firing. That was the ASSUMED reason for one of the problems between Crazy Lady and her teachers.

And I don't think those teachers had an entire Marion Barry unit. They may have thrown in a few things Crazy Eyes didn't like. Given that she is clearly a power tripper who doesn't lead well, I can just imagine her trying to micromanage every aspect of their lesson with no flexibility or room for creativity.

According to the article, these were not the only teacher turnovers this year but perhaps the most dramatic.

High teacher turnover is a sign of poor leadership and a failing school.

You don't see high turnover in good schools.

These parents are right to be concerned.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 20:50     Subject: Re:Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of good teachers in DC.
No one knows exactly what happened, but principals can terminate teachers for insubordination.
I am sure she will have dozens of candidates to fill in the vacancies.


In January? Under that principal? Sorry Ms. Blackmon. Give teachers more credit. Those teachers will not be easily replaced. Instead, you'll be using non-degreed subs. Good teachers in DC already have positions. Others walk as soon as they see the BS. One parent complained that 3 of her child's 5 teachers are subs. Not good! The "these teachers are replaceable. I'll just run through them" is an issue. That's why the parents and students are upset. It's not the fired teachers who are up in arms.

And we do know what happened. The news story told us.

There was no reason to fire 3 teachers who were just 1 week away from leaving.

But if they had to be fired, the unprofessional way you went about it was wrong and shows a serious lack of professionalism and character.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 20:41     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents are mad because the principal is trying to mainstream curriculum? Marion Barry may have made history but he was a corrupt opportunist who positioned himself as a champion of building the black middle class to benefit himself. He should have been a champion of educating to one's greatest potential. I would be concerned with how Marion Barry is being presented to a roomful of kids.

Besides, the media wasn't contacted by the school and/or administrators so it's just a tabloid one sided version of whatever the truth may be.


1. What is it about DC that attracts such idiot/ego-tripping, power-playing school administrators?

2. I think parents are more pissed that the administrator is a maniacal ego-trip who's a micromanager to the point of running off teachers in droves. Good parents realize high teacher turnover is bad for their children's educational experience. What must their learning experience be like with several new teachers in one school year and subs in between?

I really think it's less about what's being taught. They're just throwing their support behind the wronged teachers.

3. That principal needs to go ASAP! And all of a DC (public & charters ) need training on what true school leadership means.


All of what you said may be true but the linked article states that the teachers were supposedly fired because a standard curriculum had been adopted and they were teaching outside that curriculum. It sounds more like a case of insubordination that anything else.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 20:19     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents are mad because the principal is trying to mainstream curriculum? Marion Barry may have made history but he was a corrupt opportunist who positioned himself as a champion of building the black middle class to benefit himself. He should have been a champion of educating to one's greatest potential. I would be concerned with how Marion Barry is being presented to a roomful of kids.

Besides, the media wasn't contacted by the school and/or administrators so it's just a tabloid one sided version of whatever the truth may be.


You are an idiot. Marion Barry did a tremendous amount of good for the African-American community in Washington, DC, despite some of his personal shortcomings. He championed educating one's greatest potential by opening opportunities for African-American to achieve middle class status. In so doing, there are a lot of African-American students who had the opportunity to attend some of Washington, DC's finest private school, and subsequently enter colleges and universities around the country. Through his Summer Youth Employment Program, generations of African-American youth received professional work experience that they may not otherwise have had. By no means does Marion Barry the poster child for political opportunism. There are political opportunist from various state, local and federal governments around this country. Edwin Meese, Dan Rostenkowski, Newt Gingrich, Robert Torricelli, Randy Cunningham, Tom Delay, Ted Stevens, James Traficant and the list goes on and on. However, since you're probably from Indiana, Ohio, or some other state, you feel the need to disparage and discount the positive impact Barry had on Washington, DC because you are completely clueless and an idiot.


Marion Bary expanded the local government to provide bureaucratic/civil service opportunities for people who did not have the skills or education to do anything else. What were once middle class biacks are now paying for it through foreclosure and missed opportunities due to lack of education and a changing economy. He oppressed other Africans American and helped to create a permanent under class which persists to this day and fights tooth and nail against gentrification and the changing demographics of the city (see black on black oppression.) Have you ever lived, worked or prospered outside of DC? It would be interesting to see how many of the kids who took advantage of SYEP, availed themselves to private education and then matriculated through a quality college/university would classify themselves as middle class because everybody else was left behind.


This!
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 20:17     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Parents are mad because the principal is trying to mainstream curriculum? Marion Barry may have made history but he was a corrupt opportunist who positioned himself as a champion of building the black middle class to benefit himself. He should have been a champion of educating to one's greatest potential. I would be concerned with how Marion Barry is being presented to a roomful of kids.

Besides, the media wasn't contacted by the school and/or administrators so it's just a tabloid one sided version of whatever the truth may be.


You are an idiot. Marion Barry did a tremendous amount of good for the African-American community in Washington, DC, despite some of his personal shortcomings. He championed educating one's greatest potential by opening opportunities for African-American to achieve middle class status. In so doing, there are a lot of African-American students who had the opportunity to attend some of Washington, DC's finest private school, and subsequently enter colleges and universities around the country. Through his Summer Youth Employment Program, generations of African-American youth received professional work experience that they may not otherwise have had. By no means does Marion Barry the poster child for political opportunism. There are political opportunist from various state, local and federal governments around this country. Edwin Meese, Dan Rostenkowski, Newt Gingrich, Robert Torricelli, Randy Cunningham, Tom Delay, Ted Stevens, James Traficant and the list goes on and on. However, since you're probably from Indiana, Ohio, or some other state, you feel the need to disparage and discount the positive impact Barry had on Washington, DC because you are completely clueless and an idiot.


Marion Bary expanded the local government to provide bureaucratic/civil service opportunities for people who did not have the skills or education to do anything else. What were once middle class biacks are now paying for it through foreclosure and missed opportunities due to lack of education and a changing economy. He oppressed other Africans American and helped to create a permanent under class which persists to this day and fights tooth and nail against gentrification and the changing demographics of the city (see black on black oppression.) Have you ever lived, worked or prospered outside of DC? It would be interesting to see how many of the kids who took advantage of SYEP, availed themselves to private education and then matriculated through a quality college/university would classify themselves as middle class because everybody else was left behind.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 19:33     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:Parents are mad because the principal is trying to mainstream curriculum? Marion Barry may have made history but he was a corrupt opportunist who positioned himself as a champion of building the black middle class to benefit himself. He should have been a champion of educating to one's greatest potential. I would be concerned with how Marion Barry is being presented to a roomful of kids.

Besides, the media wasn't contacted by the school and/or administrators so it's just a tabloid one sided version of whatever the truth may be.


You are an idiot. Marion Barry did a tremendous amount of good for the African-American community in Washington, DC, despite some of his personal shortcomings. He championed educating one's greatest potential by opening opportunities for African-American to achieve middle class status. In so doing, there are a lot of African-American students who had the opportunity to attend some of Washington, DC's finest private school, and subsequently enter colleges and universities around the country. Through his Summer Youth Employment Program, generations of African-American youth received professional work experience that they may not otherwise have had. By no means does Marion Barry the poster child for political opportunism. There are political opportunist from various state, local and federal governments around this country. Edwin Meese, Dan Rostenkowski, Newt Gingrich, Robert Torricelli, Randy Cunningham, Tom Delay, Ted Stevens, James Traficant and the list goes on and on. However, since you're probably from Indiana, Ohio, or some other state, you feel the need to disparage and discount the positive impact Barry had on Washington, DC because you are completely clueless and an idiot.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 18:39     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Without a union the principal can do as she pleases. Thats not a bug but rather a feature of charters.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 15:42     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
There is no shortage of good teachers in DC.
No one knows exactly what happened, but principals can terminate teachers for insubordination.
I am sure she will have dozens of candidates to fill in the vacancies.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 12:16     Subject: Re:Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:Crazy eyes? Sounds like one of the teachers who was let go.

This is not new information letters were sent to parents announcing that the teachers "chose" to resign. No one was fired. I'm glad teachers who do not desire high quality education will no longer be teaching our kids.


And you sound like the principal. I mean, did you even look at her pic?

Yes, they chose to resign and were decent enough to give 2 weeks' notice last week. She should've allowed the transition to go as smoothly as possible for the kids and focused on finding 3 new teachers. Instead she decided to be mean and nasty and show up with pink slips and police officers while they were in class teaching students.

If she didn't like what they were teaching, well, they're leaving! What's the problem? Be glad they gave you time to find replacements.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 12:11     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Anonymous wrote:Also, by firing them is she opening herself up to all 3 applying for unemployment? That is really stupid.


Exactly! Stupid as well as mean-spirited and unnecessary.

I hope they are given unemployment. And, I smell a lawsuit.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 12:02     Subject: Howard University MS Charter school is imploding
Also, by firing them is she opening herself up to all 3 applying for unemployment? That is really stupid.