Dick Molpus, the leader of Parents for Public Schools, the Parent's Campaign, and against all things charter, probably even Old Charter, has an interesting family. Here is this engagement announcement from several years ago in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:
"Engagement/Wedding Announcements
by NEMS Daily Journal
Molpus-Crews
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henderson Molpus Jr. of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Nash Molpus, to William Lowrey Crews Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lowrey Crews of Tupelo.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arliss Young Nash of Corinth, and the late Richard Henderson Molpus Sr. and Mrs. Richard Henderson Molpus Sr. of Philadelphia.
She is a graduate of Murrah High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Furman University and a master’s degree in Southern studies from the University of Mississippi.
The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Martha Ann Burke of Jackson and Robert Oliver Burke Sr. of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Dr. and Mrs. John David Crews of Oxford.
He is a graduate of Tupelo High School. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Vanderbilt University.
The couple will exchange vows on Oct. 10, 2009."
Take a look at where his daughter works:
It must be pointed out that the district operates oversees both charter schools and direct-run schools. Now take a look at son-in-law:
Must make for some interesting chatter at holiday dinners. ;-) Maybe they can invite David and Bobbie over to discuss the benefits of placing children in private schools instead of public schools as well.
23 comments:
Maybe that they see no future in the timber industry with Mississippi's forest-to-sawmill highway system in ruins?
Maybe Andy Mullins has found a second career now that he's retiring.
Are you equating being against charter schools with being against private or independent schools in general? Or is KIPP Academy a charter school?
You should probably leave people's families out of pissy little arguments over charter schools. stick to the issues.
@9:48 - KIPP schools are charters.
@9:54 - Take the sanctimony back to the JFP. A lot of us find it interesting that Molpus is so adamantly opposed to charters, yet both his daughter and son-in-law not only support charters, but make their livings by leading charter schools/districts.
same old same! liberal wingnuts want YOU put YOUR kids in "thugs- bee's-us" middle school however they put THEIR kids in St. Andrews!!!
Kangaroo, in 3-2-1 telling you if you don't like it, get your own blog.
That is hilarious. Charters have done an incredible job with the NOLA public school system.
The 8th circle of hell is home to the hypocrites!
I love it when white Democrats believe their children belong in successful schools while forcing poor minorities to remain in failing schools.
Remember, this is the "party of diversity."
While never being a fan of Molpus (who, I believe, epitomizes the liberal scold), his daughter graduated from MURRAH sometime around '02-'03. That time frame would be about the time Murrah was, maybe not the 8th level of Hell, but, most certainly the 6th or 7th. Her husband graduated from Tupelo High School, another public school. Like most parents, they cannot control what their children do when grown. It probably does make for interesting conversation around the dinner table. To say he sent his to successful school while...is just not accurate. Ultimately, it would be nice if he would just shut up and go away.
Am I missing something?
Mr. Molpus advocates on behalf of public schools and against charter schools.
His seemingly successful daughter and son-in-law both attended and graduated from public high schools. That sounds like putting your money (more than your money your daughter) where your mouth is.
His daughter and son-in-law work for employers who may advocate for and profit from the expansion of charter schools he advocates against. Such advocacy, in light of where his daughter and son-in-law work, sounds very principled to me.
Where is the hypocrisy in any of this?
Fordice grabbed a piece of Molpus timber and took his ass to the woodshed. He lost most of his principles and compromised the rest. Think how worse off MS would be had this goob made it to the state house. Who cares what his daughter does....or him for that matter?
who could ever be against Old Charter??
Perhaps the previous poster says it best: "Am I missing something here?" Or perhaps the more salient questions is: has your personal pique with Molpus caused you to lose all perspective? It's plain creepy to run a political opponent's child's wedding announcment. As to the substance of your post, it's nonsensical. His daughter is putting her public school education to work at one of the best turn-around districts in the country. His son-in-law is in the administration of a nearly 100% African American school focused on higher performance (though your doctored photo makes it appear lily white). I'm sure he's proud of both.
I found it quite amusing more than anything else. The man who is leading the charge against charter schools in Mississippi has a daughter and son in law who work for them.
Kind of like Mary Matalyn and James Carville. Guess you missed the part about the post that said "irony".
Go look it up and lighten up, Francis.
Um. I don't comment at the JFP. I simply thing that this adds little to the dialog, which, in all honesty, should be going on. Education reform is important, and I approve of some of the aspects of the governor's plan. It's true that hypocrisy is the vaseline of political intercourse, but, still, this adds little to what we should be talking about.
"It's true that hypocrisy is the vaseline of political intercourse ..."
Only for those who need lubricants to perform.
or teenie political wangs.
Trolling, emerging comedians are the vaseline of Blog intercourse. If they could just stop forming conga lines.
I'm with 9:54 from yesterday. Ironic or not, the families of public figures should be off limits unless something involving them is legitimately newsworthy on its own. Some people commented on the "irony" of the fact that VP Cheney's daughter, whom he loves and supports, is gay, while Pres. W. Bush's administration supported anti-gay legislation. I thought that was a cheap shot against the Vice-President. Maybe I'm just an overprotective Dad who has a bunch of girls, but that's how I feel about it.
Make them off-limits on your website Dad. Okay?
It's difficult to present or comment on extreme, political irony without describing it. If you redact half the conundrum, you no longer have irony. Even someone with 'a bunch of girl' children should understand this.
This is interesting in the whole argument over public education in our state. I can not help but note that Murrah high school produced a student like Mrs. Crews who went on to complete both undergraduate and graduate degrees at both private and public institutions. In my opinion, there are societal problems that must be at least explored, at best understood before we can begin to address the many questions of charter schools as a state.
While a previous post used the 6th or 7th ring of Hell to describe Murrah High School when Mrs. Crews was there. They had something going on there. She took advantage of every opportunity that Murrah offered her and used that to begin a career.
In my opinion it is a lot more about the student than it is the educator. The education is there. What the student chooses to do with the education that is offered is up to her or him. The only purpose I can conceive for charter schools is to get rid of the noise.
Congratulations on your success Mr. and Mrs. Crews. Thanks for taking Mississippi to Louisiana! They really need y'all down there!!
himself ofpens
One must look deeper. Molpus contributed $$$ to the Friends of Mary Landrieu. Nash was an aide with Landrieu. Now she is a very high paid Chief of Staff with RSD. Go figure. Politics as usual. She has no education credentials.
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