I'm not going to lie; I'm kind of excited about Churchill's tomorrow. She won a beauty pageant and has been a TV host- she is someone used to speaking to crowds. Here's hoping for a good (and not too long) speech!

But I can't believe graduation is here and I'm not even sure if I would care if it was the worst speech imaginable just so I can see my kiddo cross the stage! AAH!

- Excited mama

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from BCC a few years ago. The speaker was someone from the council of one of the incorporated areas of Chevy Chase - the Town of or Village of. She talked about her struggles with depression despite growing up in wealthy CC and going to an Ivy League school. It was so incredibly tone deaf.

So smart wealthy people can't suffer from depression? Who is the tone deaf one?

Omg I was there! It was so bad.

Honestly it wasn't the topic per se, she just was not a good fit for graduating HS seniors. She might be a lovely human but not a dynamic speaker and didn't really address the graduates in a meaningful, memorable, or interesting way.

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Anonymous wrote:Jason Makstein would be a good speaker if they are having other local news people

No he would not

He is one sided and that is not good
He loves to spew his one sided BS and claim he promotes both sides.
His support of Esther Wells tells you Jason is not “moderate” nor is his “news” .
It is extremely obvious Jason isn’t news he’s promoting propaganda. He cherry picks his so called news as well .

Everyone cherry picks news but he is pretty moderate. More than the liberal moco show guy who they have speaking IMO

No, he isn't "moderate." Highlighting Esther Wells on his YouTube channel shows he's engaged in spreading misinformation and propaganda. The overwhelming focus on Montgomery Perspective in about 94% of his posts certainly lacks neutrality. Moreover, his vocal support for Brenda Diaz during the recent Board of Education meetings was unmistakable and raised concerns about his agenda.

Thank goodness Esther and Brenda did not win. They have really strange views, Esther is clueless beyond elementary school and neither can have rational discussions.

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Anonymous wrote:Jason Makstein would be a good speaker if they are having other local news people

LOL ok Jason. And no you would not be a good speaker and you are flattering yourself calling yourself a local news person.

Makstein would be good since he is a local news person and they have other similar people doing them.

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Anonymous wrote:The irony MCPS is sending to its graduates that no matter how successful they become, they will never be good enough to be asked back as a graduation speaker unless they become a local politician.

Instead of having any politician speak (whenether it’s a Democrat or Republican), the schools should choose actual alumni of the high school, that way they can connect their experiences with their high school to recent graduates.

Several schools do have alumni speaking- I noticed Wootton, B-CC, and Churchill among others. I do agree that having an actual alumni as the speaker is better.

The B-CC speaker didn't graduate from B-CC he graduated from Bullis.

Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from BCC a few years ago. The speaker was someone from the council of one of the incorporated areas of Chevy Chase - the Town of or Village of. She talked about her struggles with depression despite growing up in wealthy CC and going to an Ivy League school. It was so incredibly tone deaf.

So smart wealthy people can't suffer from depression? Who is the tone deaf one?

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Anonymous wrote:The irony MCPS is sending to its graduates that no matter how successful they become, they will never be good enough to be asked back as a graduation speaker unless they become a local politician.

Instead of having any politician speak (whenether it’s a Democrat or Republican), the schools should choose actual alumni of the high school, that way they can connect their experiences with their high school to recent graduates.

Several schools do have alumni speaking- I noticed Wootton, B-CC, and Churchill among others. I do agree that having an actual alumni as the speaker is better.

True, or a current staff member of the school at least.

Anonymous wrote:Jason Makstein would be a good speaker if they are having other local news people

LOL ok Jason. And no you would not be a good speaker and you are flattering yourself calling yourself a local news person.

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Anonymous wrote:The irony MCPS is sending to its graduates that no matter how successful they become, they will never be good enough to be asked back as a graduation speaker unless they become a local politician.

Instead of having any politician speak (whenether it’s a Democrat or Republican), the schools should choose actual alumni of the high school, that way they can connect their experiences with their high school to recent graduates.

Several schools do have alumni speaking- I noticed Wootton, B-CC, and Churchill among others. I do agree that having an actual alumni as the speaker is better.

Brooke Lierman went to Whitman (she’s their speaker this year).

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Anonymous wrote:Jason Makstein would be a good speaker if they are having other local news people

No he would not

He is one sided and that is not good
He loves to spew his one sided BS and claim he promotes both sides.
His support of Esther Wells tells you Jason is not “moderate” nor is his “news” .
It is extremely obvious Jason isn’t news he’s promoting propaganda. He cherry picks his so called news as well .

Everyone cherry picks news but he is pretty moderate. More than the liberal moco show guy who they have speaking IMO

No, he isn't "moderate." Highlighting Esther Wells on his YouTube channel shows he's engaged in spreading misinformation and propaganda. The overwhelming focus on Montgomery Perspective in about 94% of his posts certainly lacks neutrality. Moreover, his vocal support for Brenda Diaz during the recent Board of Education meetings was unmistakable and raised concerns about his agenda.

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Anonymous wrote:The irony MCPS is sending to its graduates that no matter how successful they become, they will never be good enough to be asked back as a graduation speaker unless they become a local politician.

Instead of having any politician speak (whenether it’s a Democrat or Republican), the schools should choose actual alumni of the high school, that way they can connect their experiences with their high school to recent graduates.

Several schools do have alumni speaking- I noticed Wootton, B-CC, and Churchill among others. I do agree that having an actual alumni as the speaker is better.

Anonymous wrote:The irony MCPS is sending to its graduates that no matter how successful they become, they will never be good enough to be asked back as a graduation speaker unless they become a local politician.

Instead of having any politician speak (whenether it’s a Democrat or Republican), the schools should choose actual alumni of the high school, that way they can connect their experiences with their high school to recent graduates.

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Anonymous wrote:Jason Makstein would be a good speaker if they are having other local news people

No he would not

He is one sided and that is not good
He loves to spew his one sided BS and claim he promotes both sides.
His support of Esther Wells tells you Jason is not “moderate” nor is his “news” .
It is extremely obvious Jason isn’t news he’s promoting propaganda. He cherry picks his so called news as well .

Everyone cherry picks news but he is pretty moderate. More than the liberal moco show guy who they have speaking IMO

The irony MCPS is sending to its graduates that no matter how successful they become, they will never be good enough to be asked back as a graduation speaker unless they become a local politician.

We do not need any politician to be a speaker. End of story.