Re: Dan Meier is lower than scum
Posted by:
ramjunior
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Date: October 20, 2009 07:27PM
I know I'm not the first one to say this, but I will anyways.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I realize that's why sites like these are made. But, if everyone could take maybe one minute to think about if your father, or husband, or even yourself, were in this situation, how would you like to see hundreds of strangers passing judgment on something that, even if you read all the newspaper articles everywhere, would not be completely informed about. No one can know exactly what Mr. Meier's intentions were, except for himself.
And for those criticizing Robinson and the level of achievement reached under Mr. Meier's direction, I would like to remind everyone that you are not the principal of one of the largest schools in Virginia. I didn't know the Robinson under Ann Monday that everyone's talking about, but I have no doubt that it wasn't a great school. But even though it may have declined, Robinson still is a great environment to learn and grow up in. Regardless of Mr. Meier's personal life, he doesn't bring that to Robinson. We are not taught to do the things he's accused of, and this isn’t an influence at Robinson. There are still kids at the school who have no idea of what these accusations are about, and that's because they do not pertain to Robinson. You can go ahead and pass judgment on him, but regardless, it doesn't have to do with the kind of person he is.
This past year wasn't Mr. Meier's first year being principle of Robinson, so you can hardly say this event is an accurate judge of his character. Before this happened, I feel fairly confident saying that no one would have reason to say any of the things posted previously. Three years ago, there may have been people that didn't like him, and that’s unavoidable. If you ask about any teacher at Robinson, there are bound to be students and parents alike that don't like them. So Mr. Meier should be treated the same way. Look at his past as well as right now. I think that the good he's done and the school of over 4000 students he's in charge of, show that he's not the criminal or dirtbag he's being made out to be.
Finally, I don't think that any mother or father would want to read people's hatred towards their children. No matter how angry you are at Mr. Meier, I feel that it's only appropriate that his children and wife are left out of this. They are not the ones that run Robinson Secondary, and if you have had a personal problem with any of them in the past, I understand that. But again, just because this is all coming out into the light now, doesn't make it an occasion to take out all the frustration towards the Meier family that may have accumulated. Just think, if this story had not come out, would you be as ready to say any of the things to the Meiers that have been said? And honestly, his children shouldn't be punished for the accusations against their father. Obviously they read this site. Would any of the parents here want their son or daughter to come across people pointing out all your flaws for members of the community to read? These children are and have been in the spotlight already, being the principal's kids. But they shouldn't be in the spotlight here. If this were another man, who weren't principal, no one would be calling his kids out for mistakes they've made. And again I ask the parents; would you like for your son or daughter's teenage moments of stupidity to be a topic for public discussion? This behavior is embarrassing for the Meiers, who have enough to deal with already, without their family dynamics and child raising abilities called into question. I know some of the Meier's children, and I can say surely, they are some of the best mannered, most polite, well rounded, and overall lovely kids I've ever met.
All I'm asking is that everyone put themselves in the Meier's position before commenting here. Imagine that it were you everyone was discussing, and know that you would have to go face 4000 kids that know all about what’s going on in your personal life. 4000 teenagers hearing their parents’ opinions and spreading this gossip like wildfire, as only teenagers can. It would not be an easy task, and I would hope that we all could make this the best that we could for the Meier family, regardless of our opinions on them. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. I highly doubt that Mr. Meier would comment on this if it were a student’s parent in the same situation. You don’t have to like him, to respect his privacy.
My prayers go out to the Meier family, God Bless.