Do schools fail some kids? Unfortunately, yes. Many of us know someone personally or know of a family that struggled to have their child’s needs met in our school district. It’s heart-wrenching for the child and for the family to try to figure out the best course of action. There are important lessons that we as a community can take from these failures, and ignoring them would be the greatest failure.
It's pretty awful that Chinmay is hanging his personal agenda on the shoulders of kids. And it’s unacceptable. He shouts accountability! He has charts! He also has a massive chip on his shoulder because our district has an inclusion policy.
So yes, we need to evaluate and improve how we meet the needs of every single student in our schools. Even the trickiest of cases. So, in that sense, OK, no talent left behind.
But scrubbing your old posts on Facebook, deleting a pro-MAGA post from your Medium account, skirting questions in community forums, using the “parents’ rights” group playbook to hide what you really stand for? If you have to go to all that trouble and effort to improve your electability, then you're not the man for the job.
The stakes are so high when it comes to our kids. Our educators know this. Assuming that they do not know this is disrespectful. Cynical. And doesn’t help us move forward to build a better community that supports our kids and our education system. One that sees more successes for kids and families, that aims to understand the why behind it all.
We actually have work to do around here
It would be naive to say that there aren’t problems in our district: the fallout from Covid, remote school, lost social development stages affecting the classroom, the financial damage left behind by a fired CFO. We have work to do.
Yeah. Let’s shine a light on all of it and find the best way to move forward. With honesty and integrity.
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