tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8011426219162244985..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Who, Me? (Yes, You)Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59716230663963525482010-11-30T20:43:19.457-08:002010-11-30T20:43:19.457-08:00I have had the same thoughts about MGJ but am not ...I have had the same thoughts about MGJ but am not brave enough to state it publicly. The inner recoil, the concern for her daughter are all there.<br /><br />I read an account of two girl friends that encountered Ted Bundy. One immediately felt freaked and ran screaming in the opposite direction. One stayed behind and talked to him. One survived and one didn't.<br /><br />It can be life saving to trust your instict.<br /><br />-Not as brave as CharlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34281827696853263842010-11-30T12:16:44.369-08:002010-11-30T12:16:44.369-08:00I have tried to focus my discussion of the superin...I have tried to focus my discussion of the superintendent on her job performance rather than her personal qualities.<br /><br />When people - usually the press - suggest that I don't like her, I tell them that I don't even know her. We've never had a meeting; we've barely exchanged words. I have no opinion of her personally; my thoughts are about the quality of her work.<br /><br />Honestly, I would hope that no matter how I felt about her personally - I actually liked Joseph Olchefske as a person and really disliked Raj Manhas - it would not influence my evaluation of her job performance.<br /><br />That said, each time a little bit of her personality is revealed, such as in interviews or articles like this, or at coffee talks, I shudder with revulsion. The feeling reminds me of nothing so much as discovering mildew in a car trunk or under the sink which has spread and caused damage. My head snaps back as I clasp my hands over my nose and cry out.<br /><br />I can't say that I have ever had that sense about anyone else that I have ever met. Her leering smile on her official portrait reminds me of no one so much as the Grinch.<br /><br />I fear the depth of disaffection I find in her - it's like a sociopath. There is a great void in her heart that makes her capable of any atrocity. She has wrapped that void in scar tissue and drives it forward like a locomotive. I could fear for her child.<br /><br />I recognize what an uncharitable view this is. I work to transcend my instinctive gibbering fear of the amoral callous abyss I sense in her soul when I think about the District, its governance and management.<br /><br />Then again, like I wrote, I've never really met her. I could be totally wrong. Maybe she gives off that vibe but she's really a total sweetie. Maybe if I met her we would end up going for beers.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35636019504931278522010-11-29T17:24:34.297-08:002010-11-29T17:24:34.297-08:00She treats parents and teachers little better than...She treats parents and teachers little better than members of the School Board<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/42809174/Why-Do-I-Have-to-Answer-to-These-People" rel="nofollow">Why-Do-I-Have-to-Answer-to-These-People</a>mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-69648007408839821232010-11-29T16:03:40.119-08:002010-11-29T16:03:40.119-08:00I just read the interview. Yikes, this does not co...I just read the interview. Yikes, this does not count as an effort to reach out to either teachers or parents. This was just awful.another momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303476240929715442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-90964800925902855142010-11-28T21:39:13.452-08:002010-11-28T21:39:13.452-08:00a-loof, from the original French a-leuf, meaning &...a-loof, from the original French a-leuf, meaning "I hope none of the board members ever get a spine".wsnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795943009142572757noreply@blogger.com