You should paint the members of this listserv with such a broad brush. There are many views on this listserv.
There are many Penn discussions I have not participated in. It would be wrong to suggest this is the anti-Penn listserv only. What in turn would make UCNeighbors listserv, the converse. By the way, Penn was mentioned neither in my proposal nor in my question to you about your readership. On 4/13/08 11:44 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most of my publication's readers are Philadelphia public-school parents > or graduates, I reckon. I agree with you they differ from the average > UC-list reader in that regard. For many of our neighbors, the School > District's woes are strictly theoretical, things that just happen to > other people -- "local people", as one of our brave social critics put it. > > To have a child in the public-school system is to be a "local person". > And that means (on UC-list) we are boring to the chief theme of UC-list, > which is to talk about how bad Penn is. > > But my publication's readers seldom think or talk or write about Penn -- > whether it's bad or good. Neither do my kids' peers' parents. Neither do > the readers of UCNeighbors, for that matter. Its badness or goodness > doesn't drive most of our lives. Most Philadelphians have a different > take on University City than UC-list. To most of us, universities are > just one more force in town to be dealt with. > > -- Tony West > > > > Wilma de Soto wrote: >> How would readers of the publication you write for feel about that? >> >> I am just curious. >> >> The lack of response on the UC Listserv is a good indicator people would not >> wish to roll that way. >> >> >> On 4/13/08 7:24 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Of course I am. >>> >>> Of course, I am a veteran of School District HSA meetings and >>> organizations. 90% of what I've been though, I shall never write about, >>> anymore than you will ever publish on this listserve more than a taste >>> of your experience in the System. >>> >>> But I know what it means to teach. And I know what it means to have a >>> child that needs to be taught. >>> >>> -- Tony West > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
