Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-14 Thread Wilma de Soto
- Original Message - From: Wilma de Soto mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bill Sanderson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; UnivCity listserv mailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-14 Thread Dan Myers
@list.purple.com *Sent:* Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:22 AM *Subject:* Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there Every child deserves to have a building that is nice and new. Even I deserve to work in a building where I can at least use the restroom and find it reasonably clean and tidy

RE: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-14 Thread Turner,Kathleen
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SKnight Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:46 PM To: Wilma de Soto; UnivCity listserv Subject: Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there Wilma, The only instance of violence against a teacher that I recall seeing first-hand

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-14 Thread SKnight
Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence thereOh come on, Wilma. I have many relatives who are teachers in city school systems here and in Maine and California. They all bemoan various problems associated with No Student Left Behind programs. A friend told me today who works at Univ

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-14 Thread SKnight
Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence thereKathleen, Both of my parents attended West Phila High when they were high school students, in the early and middle thirties. From what I gather, it was a great place then. In fact, a lot of famous people are graduates from the 30s

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-13 Thread Wilma de Soto
the new building is completed. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:13 PM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there In a message dated 3/12/2007 4:06:26 P.M

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-13 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 3/13/2007 7:23:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Every child deserves to have a building that is nice and new. Even I deserve to work in a building where I can at least use the restroom and find it reasonably clean and tidy. You are equating

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-13 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 3/13/2007 11:02:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that whether the current building could be renovated as an alternative to building a new building from scratch is a reasonable debate to have. It still has nothing whatsoever to do with

[UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-13 Thread Bill Sanderson
, and how well it will function, we've yet to see. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:20 AM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there In a message dated

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-13 Thread SKnight
Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence thereThe prevailing sentiment seems to me If it's not mine personally, I don't care about it. It's all the people who believe this that make me wish I was not American. This mentality creates litter, gum dried black to sidewalks, all manner

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-13 Thread SKnight
Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence thereWilma, The only instance of violence against a teacher that I recall seeing first-hand while teaching at Camden was done to a teacher who was nasty and talked down to the student. She practically goaded the student to slap her several

[UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-12 Thread Kyle Cassidy
I don't know if it's still the case, but walking along 48th between locust and spruce during school hours used to be an abuse gauntlet of epic proportions. At any given time there would be several kids hanging out of different windows yelling at me as I walked past. I did that maybe twice and then

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-12 Thread Wilma de Soto
It's been that way for a LONG time. Not just at West Philadelphia High either but all over the district. At least you don't have to go inside and spend your day in that sort of environment, be trained and re-trained and re-trained in the name of School Reform. OR Be held

Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-12 Thread Wilma de Soto
I distinctly remember going on a school trip from GirlsĀ¹ High to see the new University City High School. I also remember how hard the community fought to have this nice, new school with pool and TV studio in their neighborhood. I quite remember being shocked to my foundation when I went to do a

RE: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there

2007-03-12 Thread Bill Sanderson
@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] RE: West Philly High re recent violence there In a message dated 3/12/2007 4:06:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's been that way for a LONG time. Not just at West Philadelphia High either but all over the district. At least you don't have