List, I apologize for this extra post. I just wanted to briefly correct a statement you will read in my post.
It should read "of which conducting real reform and educating students is NOT part of their agenda." Thanks, Pamela Taylor (Tampa) --- Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Diane, > > I commend you for your statements. I was going to > speak sooner, but I speak a lot, so I was giving > someone else a chance :) > > I shudder whenever I hear the phrase "parent > involvement". When I ran for school board, the > StarTrib writer stuck that label on my platform and > I > asked her to print a retraction (which she didn't). > My campaign mentioned absolutely nothing of the > sort. > She chose to stick that in there, and leave out > EVERYTHING else I said. Typical. > > That phrase, to me, is simply a catch-all feel-good > phrase leftover from the 1990's. You are right, the > system only wants certain defined types of > involvement. Any real movement, such as what your > group was doing, clearly undermines what society has > planned for itself, and that is conducting real > reform > and educating students. > > Yes, racism is alive and well and running rampant in > the public school system. It is alive and present > in > the socioeconomic fabric of our country. If any > candidate for school board, both new and/or an > incumbent were to tell me it is not, I would > question > the seriousness of their candidacy and their intent > to > serve the needs of children. > > Diane, kudos for what you have done thus far. I > know > your child is blessed because you have the courage > to > stand up for him. > > Pamela Taylor > (Who will not be buying any bridges, swamp land and > other lies, weighing in from Tampa) > > > --- Diane Wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, it seems to me that after Doug's comments > > everyone skirted around the issue of racism in the > > Minneapolis Schools. I've debated with myself > about > > whether to get into it or not, hoping someone else > > would. But no one did. Actually, one person wrote > > that he thought that the schools were actually > less > > racist than society at large. I disagree. I think > > they are just like society at large. And, just > like > > society at large, there are two issues, > > Institutionalized Racism and Personal Racism. > > Frankly, I don't like to use the word Racism, > > because everybody gets their knickers in a bunch, > > but whether you call it prejudice or bias or > racism, > > it amounts to the same problem. > > > > > Am I really the only person who feels that there > > > are problems with racism in the schools? > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
