Anonymous wrote:Aw man, so much entertainment under people’s real names. I’ll miss it.

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Anonymous wrote:I will miss Ventilation lady, EHN, and all the other Covid-era discussions. For me, that was AEM at it's peak. I will miss that. Hopefully the new group stays a little messy. Thanks for the good times AEM!

And the fake profile that was always posting nasty messages and the profile was outed here and the next day the profile and all messages had been deleted. The mod never stepped in. Always wondered why and if she knew who the fake profile poster was

Ooh what? tell us more? I missed this profile outing...

Anonymous wrote:Aw man, so much entertainment under people’s real names. I’ll miss it.

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Anonymous wrote:I will miss Ventilation lady, EHN, and all the other Covid-era discussions. For me, that was AEM at it's peak. I will miss that. Hopefully the new group stays a little messy. Thanks for the good times AEM!

And the fake profile that was always posting nasty messages and the profile was outed here and the next day the profile and all messages had been deleted. The mod never stepped in. Always wondered why and if she knew who the fake profile poster was

Anonymous wrote:The new site was created. ACE.

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Anonymous wrote:I will miss Ventilation lady, EHN, and all the other Covid-era discussions. For me, that was AEM at it's peak. I will miss that. Hopefully the new group stays a little messy. Thanks for the good times AEM!

And the fake profile that was always posting nasty messages and the profile was outed here and the next day the profile and all messages had been deleted. The mod never stepped in. Always wondered why and if she knew who the fake profile poster was

Anonymous wrote:Say what you will, AEM is a Facebook discussion group that anyone can join and express their views (Whether or not some people are LOUDer than others). APE is a political action group that has 501c(4) status. Huge huge huge difference.

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Anonymous wrote:Its been a useful resource of school news and public discussion. I've liked seeing viewpoints that are different from my sometimes knee jerk reaction and the discussion that comes from those.

I also wish she would just hand over the reins with a big disclaimer and warning that the initial vision is over and now it's just a Facebook page of Arlington school parents. I do hope a few of the more active members will step up to create a new space.

I also wish they'd hand over the reins to someone new. It's a shame to lose an information source with such a widespread following. They could even update the name of the group to be something like AEM v2.0 to make clear it has new leadership.

This is probably why she’s done. Everyone had an opinion of how she’s doing it wrong, without lifting a finger to do any work. Why don’t you step up?

Many people have. She’s a control freak and is shutting it down instead.

You're name calling a person who volunteered her time and mental energy all these years? Wow, you're special... and probably of the reasons she's done! I wouldn't want my name associated with it either. APE really ruined AEM, especially all of their cut and paste and online bullying members. I wish she'd post the messages in her inbox! People can be terrible.

She part of the echo chamber that AEm had become. I have some other names but I don’t want to get banned here. Yeah, she’s a control freak.

AEM isn't an echo chamber. It's a facebook group that allows open discussion of APS issues. It's probably uncomfortable for you to interact with others who don't agree with you. That's what was so valuable about it. Are you more comfortable in your little APE echo chamber with your MAGA friends?

DP. I have no connection to APE and don't follow them. AEM is absolutely an echo chamber. Anyone who disagrees with the most liberally possible stance is criticized, accused of being APE, called racist, or has their ignorance chastised. Many people - including moderates and moderate liberals - stopped contributing entirely because of that. Me included.

The division started with APE. I stopped posting there when they started crapping on teachers, administrators, and other parents. They had some extremely nasty posters.

No, it started before then. I left in 2019 when the ultra sanctimonious echo chamber started getting intense. COVID amplified it even more. I rejoined for a short period in 2021 and really regretted it.

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Anonymous wrote:Its been a useful resource of school news and public discussion. I've liked seeing viewpoints that are different from my sometimes knee jerk reaction and the discussion that comes from those.

I also wish she would just hand over the reins with a big disclaimer and warning that the initial vision is over and now it's just a Facebook page of Arlington school parents. I do hope a few of the more active members will step up to create a new space.

I also wish they'd hand over the reins to someone new. It's a shame to lose an information source with such a widespread following. They could even update the name of the group to be something like AEM v2.0 to make clear it has new leadership.

This is probably why she’s done. Everyone had an opinion of how she’s doing it wrong, without lifting a finger to do any work. Why don’t you step up?

Many people have. She’s a control freak and is shutting it down instead.

You're name calling a person who volunteered her time and mental energy all these years? Wow, you're special... and probably of the reasons she's done! I wouldn't want my name associated with it either. APE really ruined AEM, especially all of their cut and paste and online bullying members. I wish she'd post the messages in her inbox! People can be terrible.

She part of the echo chamber that AEm had become. I have some other names but I don’t want to get banned here. Yeah, she’s a control freak.

AEM isn't an echo chamber. It's a facebook group that allows open discussion of APS issues. It's probably uncomfortable for you to interact with others who don't agree with you. That's what was so valuable about it. Are you more comfortable in your little APE echo chamber with your MAGA friends?

DP. I have no connection to APE and don't follow them. AEM is absolutely an echo chamber. Anyone who disagrees with the most liberally possible stance is criticized, accused of being APE, called racist, or has their ignorance chastised. Many people - including moderates and moderate liberals - stopped contributing entirely because of that. Me included.

The division started with APE. I stopped posting there when they started crapping on teachers, administrators, and other parents. They had some extremely nasty posters.

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Anonymous wrote:Its been a useful resource of school news and public discussion. I've liked seeing viewpoints that are different from my sometimes knee jerk reaction and the discussion that comes from those.

I also wish she would just hand over the reins with a big disclaimer and warning that the initial vision is over and now it's just a Facebook page of Arlington school parents. I do hope a few of the more active members will step up to create a new space.

I also wish they'd hand over the reins to someone new. It's a shame to lose an information source with such a widespread following. They could even update the name of the group to be something like AEM v2.0 to make clear it has new leadership.

This is probably why she’s done. Everyone had an opinion of how she’s doing it wrong, without lifting a finger to do any work. Why don’t you step up?

Many people have. She’s a control freak and is shutting it down instead.

You're name calling a person who volunteered her time and mental energy all these years? Wow, you're special... and probably of the reasons she's done! I wouldn't want my name associated with it either. APE really ruined AEM, especially all of their cut and paste and online bullying members. I wish she'd post the messages in her inbox! People can be terrible.

She part of the echo chamber that AEm had become. I have some other names but I don’t want to get banned here. Yeah, she’s a control freak.

AEM isn't an echo chamber. It's a facebook group that allows open discussion of APS issues. It's probably uncomfortable for you to interact with others who don't agree with you. That's what was so valuable about it. Are you more comfortable in your little APE echo chamber with your MAGA friends?

DP. I have no connection to APE and don't follow them. AEM is absolutely an echo chamber. Anyone who disagrees with the most liberally possible stance is criticized, accused of being APE, called racist, or has their ignorance chastised. Many people - including moderates and moderate liberals - stopped contributing entirely because of that. Me included.

Another +1. I’m talking to you, SW.

The loudest voices totally drowned out nuanced discussion and grappling with issues. Support SROs you must be racist. Struggle with how to handle trans girls in supports and you must be anti-lgbt.

There was lots of great information sharing years ago. Kudos to Kelly for deciding it’s time to do something new with her life since she has devoted so much to aem

Couldn't agree more. It was actually useful for a while in the beginning but don't you dare speak up with any slightly differing opinion. All of the sane posters left a long time ago. It's absolutely an echo chamber. It was amusing to go back occasionally and see the madness but not enough to follow the craziness wherever they end up. Good riddance.