The other thing is the schools. Yes its great that parents are walking their
kids and getting more involved.
The problem is that our school district is run by the state. We could have 3000
families move into AP this weekend, all of which could have very intelligent
children, and it still wouldn't change the schools. Like everything else of
importance in AP, control of this is held by "outside" authority.
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-----Original Message-----
From: "dfsavgny" <dfsav...@yahoo.com>
Sender: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:11:29
To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com>
Reply-To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Boutique Hotel in the Casino spot
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, cbrianwatkins@... wrote:
>
> Being that AP's gentrification plans exclude actual families with children,
Its chicken and an egg. You won't get families with children until the schools
are okay. ANd you will not get good schools until you get families in here with
kids and the parents participate in their childrens' education. I've seen this
happen countless times and I always point to where I grew up in Park Slope
Brooklyn. I went to catholic school there and by the 8th grade the neighborhood
had gotten so bd I had to carry a knife in my pocket during lunch break. People
moved in buying brownstones and ultimately the public school in that
neighborhood became one of the top (I think sometimes #1 and #2) in NYC.
And I do see hope, because now I see a lot of parents walking kids to the
schools in AP, including many of the new immigrants, be they documented or not.
I do not know why folks have such a distorted view of the redevelopment plan.
It excludes no one. Whether it is feasible or not is another story because in
my personal and professional experience, the best type of gentrification is
house by house. And what you need are pioneers, and government to make its best
efforts to create a safe environment. By the latter I mean to make improvements
towards safety.
I am filled with hope for the future of AP. I think its a great place and I am
very happy that I bought here. This city has a lot going for it.
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