tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post479509926006248128..comments2024-03-29T04:57:59.779-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Report has more bad news on MCPS decline, achievement gapRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-1134968525142386082015-12-14T16:10:19.252-08:002015-12-14T16:10:19.252-08:00I brought high tech jobs to MOCO in the 80's. ...I brought high tech jobs to MOCO in the 80's. In the nineties I had to move to Frederick. Both counties had no incentive to expand our business so we opened facilities in PA and WV. We used to train all of our employees and fill in where the public school system failed. Just some shell offices left in MD now. It is not getting better and more companies are either leaving or not coming here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-62541319990812793562015-10-30T16:57:07.363-07:002015-10-30T16:57:07.363-07:00I'm a non-white student that grew up in Potoma...I'm a non-white student that grew up in Potomac and Bethesda. We grew up in HOC housing and nobody paid for my undergraduate degree or my doctorate. Enough excuses... You can be anything you choose to be. It's not the county's fault people don't succeed. Answer me this... If your parents were extra hard on you... Where you more likely to get into trouble or not? If the school is extra hard on you (if that's what you believe they are doing to black students), then wouldn't they be doing better because of the extra scrutiny from the school? If you answer no then you are suggesting that these students are doing whatever they choose to do, and that the parents don't care. <br /><br />Which is it?<br /><br />I didn't have that lovey touchy dream-world that you think all Montgomery county kids have. My brother graduated Magna Cum Laude from college by the way as well. Stop making excuses. <br /><br />I've heard so many arguments... It's the neighborhood you grew up in... Oh it's because you are not white... It's your school. No it isn't. It's your values. Plain and simple.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-64716840578398221822015-10-28T08:29:01.029-07:002015-10-28T08:29:01.029-07:00"The report speaks for itself."
Yes, it..."The report speaks for itself."<br /><br />Yes, it does. So stop misrepresenting what it actually says, Dyer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-68413284052898892002015-10-27T12:59:57.501-07:002015-10-27T12:59:57.501-07:00Mr. Dyer, from what prestigious institution did yo...Mr. Dyer, from what prestigious institution did you graduate "cum laude" from? Inquiring minds would like to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-24105924406792881862015-10-26T13:29:10.529-07:002015-10-26T13:29:10.529-07:009:52: I've always said that other "gaps&q...9:52: I've always said that other "gaps" - income, early education, technology, nutrition - share blame for the achievement gap to an extent. But we shouldn't use SES to excuse poor performance by MCPS. While a holistic approach is wise, there are many cases where low-income students have demonstrated high achievement. It's the academic approach and teachers that are the ultimate deciding factors. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-28870081509286796442015-10-26T13:15:36.185-07:002015-10-26T13:15:36.185-07:009:52: I think the correlation the report makes bet...9:52: I think the correlation the report makes between MCPS and employment is mainly kids not getting the skills to get work, or allowing them to become disconnected to where they drop out of school. Obviously, MCPS is not to blame for the County's poor job creation rates.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-71468703931379309362015-10-26T13:10:33.840-07:002015-10-26T13:10:33.840-07:007:15: The report speaks for itself. A fact-based a...7:15: The report speaks for itself. A fact-based article isn't an attack. But calling someone who graduated cum laude from college "uneducated" makes you sound pretty stupid. Calling the guy Seventh State said was running to the left of the County Council "far right" makes you sound even more stupid. Dumb and dumberer. Surprised the MoCo political machine would hire you. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-63116309705454686062015-10-26T13:04:55.808-07:002015-10-26T13:04:55.808-07:006:41: Actually, it does. The report repeatedly cit...6:41: Actually, it does. The report repeatedly cites the 2014 OLO report which shows the achievement gap widening since 2010. Your reading comprehension is what's in question here. Similarly, graduation rate and dropout rate are not the barometers for the achievement gap - it's academic performance (grades, test scores) that matters. Public school students have been advanced without actually learning the material for decades - that's why we're in this mess. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-81106908035681993072015-10-26T10:20:32.928-07:002015-10-26T10:20:32.928-07:00I note that this study only surveys young people l...I note that this study only surveys young people living in Montgomery County.<br /><br />If Dyer wants to make the claim that this is an example of MoCo's decline relative to NoVa, he should cite the data for the Fairfax County schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-68164249933757669062015-10-26T09:52:57.226-07:002015-10-26T09:52:57.226-07:00So the cause of poor achievement among Blacks, inc...So the cause of poor achievement among Blacks, including low employment numbers, is due to MCPS? At what point are the parents to blame?<br /><br />Also, shouldn't the results be adjusted for SES? At least nation-wide, the information I've seen is that underachievement is correlated with SES, not race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-25524362463130325892015-10-26T08:50:32.082-07:002015-10-26T08:50:32.082-07:007:15 AM Dyer is hardly "far-right".
Dye...7:15 AM Dyer is hardly "far-right". <br />Dyer has had a platform that included Universal Pre-K, college education for every child, preservation of affordable housing, etc. I don't think these are "far-right" positions. <br /><br />I don't think anyone gets into journalism to become rich. Kudos to Robert for having the best daily MoCo news coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-32712301146575753292015-10-26T07:15:59.603-07:002015-10-26T07:15:59.603-07:00Yet another attack on a county government agency b...Yet another attack on a county government agency by this uneducated, unemployed, far-right conservative blogger. Get a real job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-5574271640350718222015-10-26T06:41:27.421-07:002015-10-26T06:41:27.421-07:00The report does not actually say what you claim th...The report does not actually say what you claim that it says. It notes that there is an achievement gap which "persists", but it does not say that the "achievement gap has grown since 2010".<br /><br />In fact, the report notes that "graduation rates are increasing and dropout rates are decreasing for African American youth in Montgomery County".<br /><br />The biggest "achievement gap" here seems to be in your reading comprehension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-15919867726377977002015-10-26T06:25:44.375-07:002015-10-26T06:25:44.375-07:006:20am no different from the MoCo Council boilerpl...6:20am no different from the MoCo Council boilerplate talking points about whatever scheme they're cooking up at the time. Nighttime economy, anyone? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-83379861602750446502015-10-26T06:20:41.370-07:002015-10-26T06:20:41.370-07:00And here come the talking points again.
Wash, rin...And here come the talking points again.<br /><br />Wash, rinse, repeat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com