I'm being sincere. I have no interest in muting any legitimate discussion over how we can improve school quality (provided, in my view, quality isn't viewed solely through the lens of test scores.) What's happened with online learning has been different, though. 1/ https://twitter.com/ericlerum/status/1262786225154359296

There's been a clear push to brand virtual and online schools as "bad actors," with very little recognition that these schools often serve students and families who have no other options. It's been an organized campaign to discredit these schools, writ large. 2/

I haven't found the approach productive or fair, just as I think it's wrong when school choice supporters criticize ALL district schools, or when opponents of school choice criticize ALL charter schools, private school choice programs, or homeschoolers. 3/

And to be clear: families do feel the judgement, and they do feel the contempt. It might not be what people intended to do, but how people receive a message is often more important than how it's delivered. Fin/