Back then, it was 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. each way, pickup just before 7am for 8:20 start time. Ridiculous Ben Jangula Longfellow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terrell Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ben Jangula'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'gemgram'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 4:08 PM Subject: RE: [Mpls] Mpls School competition
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Jangula > > Right now I have one (son) in high school, DeLaSalle and just graduated > one from same last year, she is at Drake U in Des Moines. We had > considered public school for both kids but chose private school because > my kids were not allowed to attend school in their neighborhood, they > would be bused across town to the northside.Spending 4 hours a day on a > bus was not our idea of good use of time or resources.Even though there > were openings at Ann Sullivan (3blocks away) my kids were not allowed > this as one of our school choices. > > [TB] I'm the first to admit that I don't follow all of the goings on in > the schools as closely as I would if I had a school age kid. But, 4 > hours on a bus? You'd need to play a little fast and loose with the > speed limits but you could nearly comute to Drake in that amount of > time. > > How does any school administrator justify 4 hours on a bus? Even 2 > hours? You certainly can't do anything productive in that time. > > What is the reason one can't enroll in a school 3 blocks from home? > That doesn't make sense anytime, but when the school has openings? > > Seems that somebody could manage the place just a little bit better. > Probably wouldn't even take a degree in education. > > > > Terrell Brown > Loring Park > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
