The outside authority is not the issue. They have stopped a virtual kidnapping
of the local school system from what I read but I am not that up to date with
it. Seems to me that good people tried to make changes here and got rebuffed
because of their sexual orientation. Seemed to be a lot of cronyism in the past
thats trying to make a come back. The school system should be regionalized and
get rid of the multiple school boards. Thats only a recipe for wasting and
robbing funds. I ask"where has all the money gone." I may be biased since my
daughter is a NYC school teacher. I know its not an easy job.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, cbrianwatkins@... wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@...>
> 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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