New school construction, as education reform, has long been a method to
funnel money to the construction industry, while distracting from the
ongoing destruction of public education.
I visited a primary school in the Ashanti kingdom, in modern day Ghana
. It was a large hut with a dirt floor. Good schools arise from people!
Schools need children who are safe, secure, and loved. They also need a
sufficient number of principled adults to give each child the quality
attention that is necessary for development and the transfer of
knowledge. That is what makes good schools and healthy children! And
that is what is sabotaged in our crumbling society.
The school debate is focused on sabotaging teachers, as part of the
general assault on human labor. Closing libraries, music programs,
counseling, etc. and shifting the resources to cronies in construction
and real estate serves two purposes at the same time. If one holds
stock in private prisons, I guess it serves 3 purposes.
If you believe the "reformers," upscale lights, parklets, and a chain
drug store are what is needed now for West Philly High.
On 9/23/2011 3:00 PM, krf...@aol.com wrote:
From philly.com (Inky/DN)
Student shot outside West Philly High
Student is wounded near West Philly High
A West Philadelphia High School student was shot in his forearm during
a large fight near the school about 4:20 p.m. yesterday.
Police watched surveillance footage of the incident, which showed a
crowd of between 40 and 50 teens - most in their school uniforms -
fighting on 51st street near Walnut after classes were dismissed, Lt.
John Walker of the Southwest Detective Division said.
It was unclear who fired the shot or what circumstances led up to the
fight, he said.
The 15-year-old victim was taken by his mother to Mercy Hospital and
was later transferred to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Walker said the boy was listed in stable condition last night.
Police said that the boy initially did not cooperate with police who
tried interviewing him but that he became more helpful last night. No
arrests were made.
Gunshot victim
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