-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 My 2 cents . . .
"This isn't just about the schools, after all. This is about who gets to govern Philadelphia--we, the people of the City--or the Governor and a handful of legislators lecturing us from Harrisburg as if it were an empire unto itself." So, we leave the legislators of the "empire unto itself" called Philadelphia to run it, the quality of education continues to spiral down, people flee the city to places where education is better, and Philadelphians get increasingly dumber and dumber ;) It is about schools - all the rest is political manipulation for issues that don't benefit the education of children. The city has had its chance, and has blew it. The time of political nepotism is hopefully over for the city; PPA will hopefully be cleaned up; PHA, maybe soon; maybe we can have PGW taken over and get rid of that mess, too. Line up the city mess, lets sweep it clean. Thanks, John Ellingsworth Virtual Curriculum Project Leader - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Abrahamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "University City List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: [UC] heresy and schools > At the risk of heresy, but hoping for thoughtful discussion: > > Philadelphia's been trying to fix its schools for a long time and > failing. Near as I can tell, some of the problem is money, some of > the problem is political, and some of the problem is cultural > (parents who don't provide a proper environment for their kids to > learn). > > While I'm not in favor generally for state control, why do we > necessarily believe the state is going to do worse? We've done a > pretty miserable job ourselves. > > Note, for example, that the state took oversight of our finances a > few years back, and it was just the kick we needed to get our own > house in order. > > -- > Jeff > > Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. Archive is at > <http://www.mail-archive.com/>. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBO9g1HAbexkNIm1OFEQLCkwCfV0mZJrKRbsBUkuMfzzNnL0eb4tEAn09b WZgyfCKDjmDvo0Fs3MW1o4Ee =ZTR/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. Archive is at <http://www.mail-archive.com/>.
