Anonymous
10/19/2016 21:04
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the push by the NAACP to remove Dr. Maxwell is a huge joke. How does the NAACP add any value to PGCPS except for getting in front of a camera?
What NAACP should be protesting is the millions spent on teaching English to children of illegal aliens via PG tax payers dime. Even going as far as to creating a "special" school for them.
If their parents work and live here, they pay taxes too.
I'm sure their parents are not here "legally". Why should my tax dollars go to children of illegals?
Anonymous
10/19/2016 21:03
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the push by the NAACP to remove Dr. Maxwell is a huge joke. How does the NAACP add any value to PGCPS except for getting in front of a camera?
What NAACP should be protesting is the millions spent on teaching English to children of illegal aliens via PG tax payers dime. Even going as far as to creating a "special" school for them.
First off, if the children are here, then they are here and need to be educated. If you mean, the NAACP should protest to keep foreigners out of the US entirely, then fine, say that. But if kids are here in the country, we do need to educate them.
As for "spending millions" teaching English to them -- hardly. Yes, schools with children who don't speak English will need extra teachers in the form of ESOL teachers. But even if you completely cancelled the ESOL program and went with the "sink or swim" model... many of these children would still need remedial help with reading and writing, and probably math, so the school would just need to hire more remedial reading teachers.
The "special school" to help newcomer ESOL students was a great idea. Most high schools didn't have a lot of these students, so pooling them all together in one location helps them get the education they need, and removes the burden of instruction newcomer older children from high schools that really couldn't handle it.
When you incentives something you create more of it
Anonymous
10/19/2016 13:29
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the push by the NAACP to remove Dr. Maxwell is a huge joke. How does the NAACP add any value to PGCPS except for getting in front of a camera?
What NAACP should be protesting is the millions spent on teaching English to children of illegal aliens via PG tax payers dime. Even going as far as to creating a "special" school for them.
First off, if the children are here, then they are here and need to be educated. If you mean, the NAACP should protest to keep foreigners out of the US entirely, then fine, say that. But if kids are here in the country, we do need to educate them.
As for "spending millions" teaching English to them -- hardly. Yes, schools with children who don't speak English will need extra teachers in the form of ESOL teachers. But even if you completely cancelled the ESOL program and went with the "sink or swim" model... many of these children would still need remedial help with reading and writing, and probably math, so the school would just need to hire more remedial reading teachers.
The "special school" to help newcomer ESOL students was a great idea. Most high schools didn't have a lot of these students, so pooling them all together in one location helps them get the education they need, and removes the burden of instruction newcomer older children from high schools that really couldn't handle it.
Anonymous
10/19/2016 11:04
Subject: Re:Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:I went to an event last night and met Dr. Maxwell. I have to say I have never met a public employee who is so passionate about the work they do. He has lived in PG since he was a child. He was educated here, worked here and raised his family here so he knows the county and is invested. He was humble and spoke openly about the challenges that we are facing. He also said that he has no intention of stepping down.
I was on the fence about the him but after meeting him and hearing him speak, I really believe that he will continue to move PGCPS in the right direction.
Thank you for that report. I'm so happy to hear this!
Anonymous
10/19/2016 10:17
Subject: Re:Dr. Maxwell
I went to an event last night and met Dr. Maxwell. I have to say I have never met a public employee who is so passionate about the work they do. He has lived in PG since he was a child. He was educated here, worked here and raised his family here so he knows the county and is invested. He was humble and spoke openly about the challenges that we are facing. He also said that he has no intention of stepping down.
I was on the fence about the him but after meeting him and hearing him speak, I really believe that he will continue to move PGCPS in the right direction.
I was on the fence about the him but after meeting him and hearing him speak, I really believe that he will continue to move PGCPS in the right direction.
Anonymous
10/18/2016 15:29
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think the push by the NAACP to remove Dr. Maxwell is a huge joke. How does the NAACP add any value to PGCPS except for getting in front of a camera?
What NAACP should be protesting is the millions spent on teaching English to children of illegal aliens via PG tax payers dime. Even going as far as to creating a "special" school for them.
If their parents work and live here, they pay taxes too.
Anonymous
10/18/2016 14:06
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:I think the push by the NAACP to remove Dr. Maxwell is a huge joke. How does the NAACP add any value to PGCPS except for getting in front of a camera?
What NAACP should be protesting is the millions spent on teaching English to children of illegal aliens via PG tax payers dime. Even going as far as to creating a "special" school for them.
Anonymous
Anonymous
10/18/2016 13:20
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Question: is everyone staunchly supporting Dr. Maxwell and praising Rushern Baker for not giving him the ax going to cast their vote for Rushern Baker when he makes his gubernatorial run?
I don't know that I will staunchly support him but I think that he would be a hell of a lot better for PG county that the current administration. I think it will depend who else throws their hat into the ring.
Anonymous
10/18/2016 09:31
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
PGCPS has made improvements in several areas since taken the helm. He is not perfect, but let's not forget that he inherited many of the problems that PGCPS is dealing with right now.
Anonymous
10/17/2016 15:23
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Question: is everyone staunchly supporting Dr. Maxwell and praising Rushern Baker for not giving him the ax going to cast their vote for Rushern Baker when he makes his gubernatorial run?
TBD. I'm not a huge fan of Baker.
Anonymous
10/17/2016 13:26
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Question: is everyone staunchly supporting Dr. Maxwell and praising Rushern Baker for not giving him the ax going to cast their vote for Rushern Baker when he makes his gubernatorial run?
Not sure. I'll cross that bridge when I get there. But supporting him now doesn't necessarily mean we have to support him later. People can be great in one position, but not the best fit for another.
Anonymous
10/17/2016 12:04
Subject: Dr. Maxwell
Question: is everyone staunchly supporting Dr. Maxwell and praising Rushern Baker for not giving him the ax going to cast their vote for Rushern Baker when he makes his gubernatorial run?
Anonymous
10/17/2016 11:28
Subject: Re:Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think that a change in leadership would be HUGE mistake. PGCPS has not had stable leadership for the past few decades and now we are finally getting things moving in the right direction.
Agreed. They are still a lot of employees that are not good for PGCPS that still need to be weeded out. This will not happen overnight.
+2
I know he is a little older, but IIRC, this was his dream job (he grew up here). Many people come to PG County as a stepping stone to a larger urban district. This is clearly something that has been happening for YEARS. He didn't cause all of the problems, and he for sure can't solve them all in two years. I think a change in leadership now would be disastrous.
Anonymous
10/17/2016 11:08
Subject: Re:Dr. Maxwell
Anonymous wrote:I think that a change in leadership would be HUGE mistake. PGCPS has not had stable leadership for the past few decades and now we are finally getting things moving in the right direction.
Agreed. They are still a lot of employees that are not good for PGCPS that still need to be weeded out. This will not happen overnight.