Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that Weedon has been very intolerant and judgmental over the years, both personally and as an elected official. And the WaPo story about how they have agonized over their high school decision was too much.

But is this thread going to live on until the daughter graduates from SWW?

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree that Weedon has been very intolerant and judgmental over the years, both personally and as an elected official. And the WaPo story about how they have agonized over their high school decision was too much.

But is this thread going to live on until the daughter graduates from SWW?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know where I come out on this issue, because it is nuanced and complicated. But I am absolutely certain that most of you are bitter cowards, so insecure about your own choices and what may come that you find nothing at all odd about posting anonymously on DCUM.

No one makes you feel any way; that's on you. If Joe or anyone else judged you for sending your kid to a charter and it bothers you (still) many years later then the issue is you, not him. If you are certain of your own choices then what one man had to say should have washed off you like water off a duck's back.

You are all kind of missing the point here; he's acknowledging that this is a hard choice. That it forces reconciliation of public policy vs reality. That it requires preteens to help make real world decisions that have possible lifelong impacts.

I can't tell if you are bothered by his lack of certainty? His certainty? It's confusing.

I am not an elected official. I don't have to put myself out there and let the likes of you (and me) take shots, or act like there are easy answers, or have my preteen kids used as checkers pieces in a silly forum. People who do are to be commended. You know what elected officials don't usually worry about? People who sit at home in judgment on anonymous chat boards. You people aren't going to run against them. Or vote. Or canvas for better candidates. Your howling at the wind doesn't accomplish much.

I'm sure Joe appreciates you all helping him to understand what his daughter thinks. Or helpfully suggesting that she should be allowed to participate. I'm certain that the only feedback he received from his daughter was the two lines in the Post article. And that it hasn't occurred to him to consider (or discount) what his daughter thinks. Thank heavens for you insightful people.

Most of the people posting on here are trolls; I get it. You people are amusing. But there are people chiming in here who truly think they are adding something to the discussion, or providing unique views or considerations to the Wheedon family. I feel sorry for that group of people.

This sounds suspiciously like Amy Wheedon's writing. Seems strange to chastise "about posting anonymously on DCUM" in an anonymous posting on DCUM.

Y'all need to get a life! You're trying to out someone posting anonymously criticizing people for posting anonymously. This thread needs to be retired. It's beyond parody at this point.

I think it is funny that you are defending a poster that made accusations of trolling in this thread, which any objective observer can see is made up of posts by people that Joe Weedon has offended in the past. This whole thread is too arcane for trolls. I don't know this family and, while I wish it was possible to give their child privacy, they are the ones who put her education choices in the public domain for criticism.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know where I come out on this issue, because it is nuanced and complicated. But I am absolutely certain that most of you are bitter cowards, so insecure about your own choices and what may come that you find nothing at all odd about posting anonymously on DCUM.

No one makes you feel any way; that's on you. If Joe or anyone else judged you for sending your kid to a charter and it bothers you (still) many years later then the issue is you, not him. If you are certain of your own choices then what one man had to say should have washed off you like water off a duck's back.

You are all kind of missing the point here; he's acknowledging that this is a hard choice. That it forces reconciliation of public policy vs reality. That it requires preteens to help make real world decisions that have possible lifelong impacts.

I can't tell if you are bothered by his lack of certainty? His certainty? It's confusing.

I am not an elected official. I don't have to put myself out there and let the likes of you (and me) take shots, or act like there are easy answers, or have my preteen kids used as checkers pieces in a silly forum. People who do are to be commended. You know what elected officials don't usually worry about? People who sit at home in judgment on anonymous chat boards. You people aren't going to run against them. Or vote. Or canvas for better candidates. Your howling at the wind doesn't accomplish much.

I'm sure Joe appreciates you all helping him to understand what his daughter thinks. Or helpfully suggesting that she should be allowed to participate. I'm certain that the only feedback he received from his daughter was the two lines in the Post article. And that it hasn't occurred to him to consider (or discount) what his daughter thinks. Thank heavens for you insightful people.

Most of the people posting on here are trolls; I get it. You people are amusing. But there are people chiming in here who truly think they are adding something to the discussion, or providing unique views or considerations to the Wheedon family. I feel sorry for that group of people.

This sounds suspiciously like Amy Wheedon's writing. Seems strange to chastise "about posting anonymously on DCUM" in an anonymous posting on DCUM.

Y'all need to get a life! You're trying to out someone posting anonymously criticizing people for posting anonymously. This thread needs to be retired. It's beyond parody at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

agree on all this. Also if you attack a person by name on a public message board, you should sign your name to it.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know where I come out on this issue, because it is nuanced and complicated. But I am absolutely certain that most of you are bitter cowards, so insecure about your own choices and what may come that you find nothing at all odd about posting anonymously on DCUM.

No one makes you feel any way; that's on you. If Joe or anyone else judged you for sending your kid to a charter and it bothers you (still) many years later then the issue is you, not him. If you are certain of your own choices then what one man had to say should have washed off you like water off a duck's back.

You are all kind of missing the point here; he's acknowledging that this is a hard choice. That it forces reconciliation of public policy vs reality. That it requires preteens to help make real world decisions that have possible lifelong impacts.

I can't tell if you are bothered by his lack of certainty? His certainty? It's confusing.

I am not an elected official. I don't have to put myself out there and let the likes of you (and me) take shots, or act like there are easy answers, or have my preteen kids used as checkers pieces in a silly forum. People who do are to be commended. You know what elected officials don't usually worry about? People who sit at home in judgment on anonymous chat boards. You people aren't going to run against them. Or vote. Or canvas for better candidates. Your howling at the wind doesn't accomplish much.

I'm sure Joe appreciates you all helping him to understand what his daughter thinks. Or helpfully suggesting that she should be allowed to participate. I'm certain that the only feedback he received from his daughter was the two lines in the Post article. And that it hasn't occurred to him to consider (or discount) what his daughter thinks. Thank heavens for you insightful people.

Most of the people posting on here are trolls; I get it. You people are amusing. But there are people chiming in here who truly think they are adding something to the discussion, or providing unique views or considerations to the Wheedon family. I feel sorry for that group of people.

This sounds suspiciously like Amy Wheedon's writing. Seems strange to chastise "about posting anonymously on DCUM" in an anonymous posting on DCUM.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know where I come out on this issue, because it is nuanced and complicated. But I am absolutely certain that most of you are bitter cowards, so insecure about your own choices and what may come that you find nothing at all odd about posting anonymously on DCUM.

No one makes you feel any way; that's on you. If Joe or anyone else judged you for sending your kid to a charter and it bothers you (still) many years later then the issue is you, not him. If you are certain of your own choices then what one man had to say should have washed off you like water off a duck's back.

You are all kind of missing the point here; he's acknowledging that this is a hard choice. That it forces reconciliation of public policy vs reality. That it requires preteens to help make real world decisions that have possible lifelong impacts.

I can't tell if you are bothered by his lack of certainty? His certainty? It's confusing.

I am not an elected official. I don't have to put myself out there and let the likes of you (and me) take shots, or act like there are easy answers, or have my preteen kids used as checkers pieces in a silly forum. People who do are to be commended. You know what elected officials don't usually worry about? People who sit at home in judgment on anonymous chat boards. You people aren't going to run against them. Or vote. Or canvas for better candidates. Your howling at the wind doesn't accomplish much.

I'm sure Joe appreciates you all helping him to understand what his daughter thinks. Or helpfully suggesting that she should be allowed to participate. I'm certain that the only feedback he received from his daughter was the two lines in the Post article. And that it hasn't occurred to him to consider (or discount) what his daughter thinks. Thank heavens for you insightful people.

Most of the people posting on here are trolls; I get it. You people are amusing. But there are people chiming in here who truly think they are adding something to the discussion, or providing unique views or considerations to the Wheedon family. I feel sorry for that group of people.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

agree on all this. Also if you attack a person by name on a public message board, you should sign your name to it.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

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Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will now just shut up and stop lecturing others.

I wouldn't count on it. But I do hope others now recognize his windbagging for what it is.

There are many behind him who think he’s great.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will now just shut up and stop lecturing others.

I wouldn't count on it. But I do hope others now recognize his windbagging for what it is.

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he will now just shut up and stop lecturing others.