-----Original Message----- From: Michael Atherton "Melendez, Brian" wrote:
> The only evident argument that Alan and Joe are offering > against Judy Farmer's candidacy is that she is the most experienced leader > on the school board, and that the voters have repeatedly returned her to > office. ... Employers prefer experience over inexperience when candidates have shown that they can manage successfully. Experience running a failing business is not normally considered an asset. Any organization with a 50% failure rate begs for a change in management. [Terrell] Michael's suggestion of a 50% failure rate does ignore a few facts. There are a number of factors which go into the determination of a STUDENT is successful, not the least of which is if the student takes the time to show up. Schools have great difficulty educating students when the don't know where the student is. We also know that successful students have a tendency to stay in the same school and that excessive transfers between schools hurts the student's chance of being successful. Minneapolis students who stay in the same school and attend class generally do well. When evaluating the performance of a member of the School Board, its only fair to base that evaluation of factors where they have influence or control. Terrell Brown Loring Park terrell at terrellbrown dot org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.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
