Caught in the act! Doug Grow actually caught bureaucrats BEING bureaucrats. Kudos to him. It must frustrate union leaders to see management using union contracts as the scapegoat when they behave in a callous way toward employees. That's wedge tactics if I've ever seen them. Try to prejudice society towards the long-suffering teacher by saying "the contract made me do it". Baloney. But what accountability do we GIVE to the people in the administration building. Most of them have none at all. And judging from the response by many people here, the Superintendent hasn't any, either. So, when she kisses us and our teachers off this way, she can rely on a lot of people to enable. Not looking good for Memphis at this point. What we need are MORE commentaries by teachers with the nitty-gritty of the everyday reality of teaching in Minneapolis. Unlike the administration, they don't have a mouthpiece. Though I would think Education Minnesota could do more to get the word out. In fact, why couldn't Education Minnesota encourage teachers to write essays and publish them on the web? Seems like a good idea to me. Basic fact: Teachers are the linchpin of the system. They can't do their job, the whole system breaks down. I doubt that anything that happens in the administration building is as important as what happens in the classroom. They are the nurses of the school system.
NCLB: Critical Views
For some critical views on "No Child Left Behind" (Call it Profile in Learning II), see:
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/3829313p-3854595c.html
Stores in S. Mpls
Concerning the lack of a grocery store in Philips, Ventura Village, etc. Well, that's not QUITE true. The area is dotted with stores. What may be true is that there isn't a Rainbow or Cub. There is (was?) a Super Value next to K-Mart. There are small stores throughout the area. I thought there was a store in the Indian-developed mall on Franklin. So the real question is why Fleming and Super Value didn't build ANOTHER Rainbow or Cub between Uptown and Minnehaha Mall. Truth is I don't see any obvious place they would do it. Seems like it would be on Lake or Franklin, but where? When people can travel to existing stores, and when there are better sites for expansion, why would a retail company strain to stuff a store in an unpromising location? It would almost HAVE to be a government initiative. I think the Quarry in Northeast was that sort of thing, with a large tract of aging commercial property that could be developed in one project. What intrigues me is why certain locations became Latino developments rather than commercial areas by a big company. Maybe the initiative by Latino developers crowded out the other possibilities.
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Jim Mork
Cooper Neighborhood
Try lighting a few candles. The world is all stocked up with cursers of the darkness.
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