Suze wrote:
I think part of the confusion about the NAACP suit
stems from the mistaken impression that all African
Americans think alike. Just like Newt Gingrich or
Rush Limbaugh doesn't speak for all whites, Leola
Seals doesn't speak for all African Americans
I understand that part pretty well, having known
Lew Freeman and other black conservatives as well
as having three black nieces. My point was that Bill
didn't seem to recoignize that the NAACP is not a
"person" and therefore is subject to changes in its
position due to changes in personnel.
Audrey Johnson wrote:
>2. He was not asleep at any board meeting I attended,
>he just looks that way from the camera angle. I sat
>next to him for 1 year and a the far end of the desk for
>the next. Believe me, he was never sleeping.
I wouldn't know about the camera angles, since I
and my children were there in person watching him
nod out. If he wasn't sleeping, he was doing a great
impression of someone sleeping.
Terrell Brown asked:
>With the factions over there, this may be an experiment in multi-party
>government. How many governments has Italy had since the end of WW II?
Not a good analogy, since we're stuck with these people for four years,
for better or for worse. It's not at all like Italy or Israel where a vote of no
confidencee can bring down the government.
>Wonder what the chance is of the legislature merging all of our metro local
>govenments into one metro municipality? I suppose, probably not a very good
>chance
Probably not, although there's a lot of duplication of effort between
Minneapolis' various city agencies, the school district, the library board,
and the various county agencies that do the same things. I think it's truly
unfortuunate that this part of Stenglein's platform got thrown out with the
candidate.
Fearless Leader cracks:
>I have the image of the Stribites as post-World War II Japanese soldiers
>hiding in caves who weren't told their candidate lost the war by 30
>percentage points.
LOL! David, I'm not even sure the Strib folks are aware that the Shogunate
is no longer in power, much less that "their side" lost the war.
Mike Atherton writes:
> Maybe it's just the conservative in me, but I'd prefer an irregular person who
>can actually improve the schools over a regular one who makes
>"personal connections."
You mean like a Marva Collins or a Jaime Escalante? Those people aren't
team players, Mike. They'd never get hired here. </sarcasm>
> The fact that parents, teachers, administrators,
>and legislators are satisfied with a feel-good superintendent over
>a task oriented leader is one of the major reasons why nothing ever
>changes.
Well, it may also have to do with parents voting with their feet
and pulling children out of MPS. My kids have two years of high
school to go, and neither one of them wants anything more to do
with MPS after the MTTA debacle, ,so it's opff to the 'burbs with them.
>Another major problem is Dr. Green's confusion (after EIGHT years
>on the school board) as to what needs to be done to improve the schools.
>"...I don't know the answers to those questions. We've looked at the curriculum,
>changed the curriculum, and probably have other aspects of the curriculum
>we still need to change. But even if we had the best curriculum, the best
>training for teachers, the best training for principals, we have got this
>problem with mobility. Kids are still moving around
"YOU! KIDS! Stand still, will you!" Sorry, had a brief flashback to
"The Wall" there for a minute, but I'm better now.
> and, especially when
>they're from out of state, sometimes the record keeping doesn't come along."
I guess it never occurred to anyone to actually test these kids
and find out what they knew. <bangs head on desk>
Kevin Trainor
6-10, East Phillips
Last of the Black Irish Southern Catholic Redneck Jews
