Comments on: Fenty to Help Raise Money for Bloomberg

By: downtown rez

downtown rez — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:45:59 +0000

The teachers at my school seem happy, except for the ones who expect the city to provide them free parking.

By: Q

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:12:45 +0000

It has been mine Downtown Rez. My parental experience started Pre-Rhee with a school stuck in "good" status (which is almost acceptable, but it could be "great"). Now it's a "good" school losing "great" teachers due to retirement (aka, "I'm getting out now before this crazy woman tries to fire me") and not having decent supply lists. Granted the chaos existed before, but wise DCPS parents knew how to navigate tumultuous waters and get the most out of the school and teachers. Each year, while the teachers are doing well, the murmurings of job security and fear for their livelihood doesn't go unnoticed. I'd rather have a happy teacher teaching than one who is concerned for his/her job. That type of anxiety can be passed on to the class.

By: downtown rez

downtown rez — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:01:54 +0000

That's not been my experience as a dcps parent.

By: Q

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:31:21 +0000

It would be even better to say that the pre-existing chaos has been compounded to an exponential degree under Fenty/Rhee.

By: Downtown Rez

Downtown Rez — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:09:20 +0000

It'd be more fair to say the pre-existing total chaos hasn't completely abated.

By: candycane1

candycane1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:08:10 +0000

WE sure do know what happened after that! TOTAL CHAOS!

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