I cannot avoid adding my voice to the chorus of people who are extremely
impressed by the meaningful and knowledgeable discussion on the personal
choice of public education. As someone who does not have children, I
would resist passing judgment on individual parents' difficult decisions
about wh
Karen Collier writes:
>I am not at all comfortable with D. Brauer combining whether you send your
>kid to public or private school if you are a mayoral candidate.
I just want to clarify: Ken's initial post wasn't JUST about public schools
versus privateit was directly aimed at the mayor's ra
I am not at all comfortable with D. Brauer combining whether you send your
kid to public or private school if you are a mayoral candidate. Family
decisions are often based on what is best for the child, not what is best for
the parent. If Mr. Rybak and his wife want to send their children to p
What a nice discussion...thoughtful, literate. Geez, the list is running the
danger of becoming one of them on-line magazines.
Having lived through these school debates for a long time, I've given up easy
answers. For anyone who would like to reflect on all the issues raised in
this thread, I
This has been a great thread, and I've enjoyed every posting. But I want to say
one more thing...
There are many reasons why we decide on a certain school for our kids. Or
whether we live in the country or the city, or about which vehicle we drive,
what kind of house we live in, whether we have b
I have two kids--one went through 12 years of Mpls public school (a
private, daycare kindergarten and 12 years in the MPS) and one has been in
MPS for 12.95 years (graduates this year).
We had our choice of schools. We had fun telling our suburban friends that
we were trying to decide between 6
Ken Avidor has hit upon a great thread. I'm glad to see it's generated so
much discussion. I know Ken as an excellent and involved neighbor -- he even
comes to Kingfield meetings about issues many blocks away from his home. I
also know Ken is an enthusiastic Lisa McDonald supporter, and that R.T.
I want to weigh in on the discussion of public vs. private schools from
a personal as well as a School Board perspective.
First, as a parent, I feel compelled to put a human face on the
theoretical musings that the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) are
failing. It's simply not true! I have watc
I have some involvement with the schools, so I thought I too would weigh
in. I am a parent of 2 middle school kids. Both have very different
learning styles and needs. There is no doubt that most every parent
agonizes over making the right choices for their children, and school
selection is a b
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I had originally sent the following as an off line response to a couple of
folks when this discussion started.contrary to popular opinion, I'm
usually the shier type, and don't put my personal stuff out. However, I'm
concerned about the thread and feel strongly about this issue. Therefo
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Title: race, class, public vs. private
schools
I'm
probably nuts to wade into issues of race, class and public
education, race being THE most taboo subject in America,
followed closely by class. Then you add in the subject of one's
children and the choice of public versus private schools
At 04:06 PM 5/17/01 -0500, Freeman, Ann E wrote:
>Below is a news release detailing a news conference held today by Mayor
>Sayles Belton to outline the City's plans to address traffic congestion
>related to construction and road work.
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What about getti
Julie Mattson Ostrow wrote:
>Wow! I find it somewhat sad that someone said that diversity is
> overrated!
I grew up in so tight a community that I longed for
"someones different." We were white, we were second and
third generation immigrants from Germany and Ireland. We
were so old world Catholic
Some of the posters have admitted that they don't have kids, and don't know
too much about the schools here. I have a son who will be starting
kindergarten this fall. Because I could, I have spent the last year looking
at the mind-boggling assortment of educational institutions available in
this
Finally, some discussion regarding the Minneapolis Public Schools. As
many people know I am a strong supporter of the MPS. I worked extremely
hard to pass the Small Class Size referendum last year. I am also one
of those "white middle class" parents who have chosen to send my two
children to pu
I would suggest everyone chill on the topic of housing unit losses or
gains until Wednesday, when the Census Bureau will post 1990 and 2000
data for housing units for Minneapolis and other places in Minnesota.
I have the numbers, but they're embargoed until Wednesday morning.
Steve Brandt
Star T
Ms Becker cites a number of factors that are supposed to be coming together
to cause an affordable housing crisis. Among them:
> - A growing region which has developing suburban/ex-urban communities
> perceiving that single family homes on large lots provide a better quality
> of life, and th
Thanks to Basim Sabri for stepping up to the plate and giving an
explanation of his lawsuit. I also appreciate that a large developer, such
as Sabri is participating in this list. I would personally like to see
more folks who are developers in the city to participate in this list.
However, si
I would like to add a few pieces of information from the census and permit
data as a backdrop for the discussion. If you look at construction and
demolition permits from 1990 through year end 2000, there was a net loss of
1575 housing units. However in the 1990 census there were over 11,000
vaca
Does anyone have the numbers on how many students and teachers are in
public vs private schools? SOmehow I have a hard time with the proposition
that there are so few talented teachers that the private schools take them
all. Or that all of the brightest kids are in private schools.
I went to Br
Linda Picone wrote:
> Both of my daughters also got a good education in the Minneapolis Public
> Schools. They went on to college and have now both graduated Phi Beta Kappa
> from fine schools. The older is in law school, the younger is about to spend
> a year in Thailand as a Luce Scholar, then
I must be nuts for coming in on this one, but here goes...
I live in Fulton and send my daughter to a Waldorf school in Maplewood. Yes, my
husband and I drive there every day (carpool as much as possible). When I tell
people this, they look at me like I'm nuts. By the way, I happen to work about
Concerning the north-south connector:
This street would be a new entry point into north Minneapolis, connecting
Dunwoody Boulevard at its exit from I-394 northward to Glenwood Avenue and
beyond. In response to Tim Connolly's post, two things warrant mention.
1) There is a cost related to constr
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> And maybe I am arrogant, because her comments certainly struck a nerve with
> me. But I know it to be true that taking care of one's own--usually described
> as "Providing for my family"--is the ultimate rationale of every person I've
> encountered who has done nasty th
The school subject is always a touchy one, at least for parents. Each of us
wants to believe we've done the best thing for our children, but where we
send our children to school also says something about how we live our
beliefs.
I'm either the wrong person to talk, or the perfect person to talk.
To David and the list:
Sorry for the misplaced posting. I subscribe to both lists and am not a
savvy poster. Won't happen again.
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