Dear Jared,
Thanks for taking a few steps towards compassion and ....... THIS is the type of movement that a this "cyber bully" knows that occurs once information seeps into the brains -- you either dig in or you evolve. We prefer the latter since we understand that not everyone gets the opportunity of learning true "African American" History!! and the effects.
Now -- Think about ADHD -- so many of our kids are automatically diagonized with this. We don't want our kids to be misdiagnosed. There are many White kids who don't want to do their school work and they get things like tutoring, after school help, food, shelter from early childhood when learning is most important - who are really "homeless" for more than a few months with two parents when they are 12.
Also, We have such a Technical School in that Cluster already - it's called Phelps.
Now, what I want you to re-focus on is widening your vision to understanding the access of Olympic Swimming Pool with Diving Capabilities that I have been impressing where our kids have a wider opportunity than just football and track. As naturally athletic as so many Black kids are - it is possible that we could have many Black Olympic Swimmers representing America!!
Same with Golf -- a long walk in on such beautiful landscape brings one closer to nature and would allow our kids the opportunity to at least grow appreciating our "green world" and maybe produce more with the skills of a Tiger Woods! And even if they fall short, it would be easy to pick up the game later in life and socialize in an environment dominated by Whites. So you know, most people don't try because they don't want to be embarassed -- and so you know, lots of people who are in the "labor" professions play golf -- because they have been exposed at an early age.
We don't want our kids to be limited in any manner. Who knows, the right environment or the right activity or the opportunity to burn up excess abundance of sugar might settle "these" same kids down enough to teach them how to read, rite, rithmatic, music, art, phys ed, enjoyable environment and good food!! I will take it, but I don't need all that extra stuff like "chinese and spanish" and engineering, etc until I can get the basics ingrained in their head.
Now that you are willing to be open to opportunity -- let's really open up. This is the school cluster that they should be creating for all our kids -- even White ones from West of the park will want to want to travel to.
Like I said -- it is truly amazing to me how VISIONLESS and WASTEFUL our MAYOR and CHANCELLOR are when it comes to creating education for the future. Maybe since you are White -- they might listen to you as an emerging convert to compassion and ..........!
By the way, I understand why you and many of the rest don't use the delete button and I am banking on it. You think you are going to get that "AHA, I told you he was racist" moment -- but I know that the more you read, the more information you take in, eventually your thoughts will grow on its own - that's how a rational human brain works. Thanks for reading the Cyber Bullying Network!!
Just doing my daily Community Service.
Rob Ramson
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:16 AM, jaredtmeyer <jaredthomasmeyer@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm starting to think maybe I'm misunderstanding what a technical/trade school is. My understanding was that those kinds of schools offer everything a regular highschool does, *plus* the opportunity to get advanced education in a particular field.
In this case, it would give students the knowledge to potentially get a career right out of high school (This isn't to say I don't think students who go to Spingarn shouldn't go to college, but I understand that college isn't right/desired by everybody, and I think it would be great for people to have the ability to get a decent job without having to spend all that money on college if they don't want to. Emphasis on "if they don't want to." A college education should always be an option for anybody who wants it and is willing to work for it.)
I thought a tech school didn't limit people to working in whatever that field is either. It doesn't prevent students from going to college or eventually working in any of the other excellent fields you mention. In fact, the extra education they receive could actually give them a leg-up in their applications to colleges, and the first-hand experience could spark an interest in a huge variety of related fields (including things like public administration, for instance.)
That sounds to me like a thing that does broaden horizons, the very opposite of limiting, and it could help draw students back to the school. It sounds like High School+. Much better than a plain-jane HS.
I don't think the idea at all is to use students as some underage, free workforce for the streetcars. The idea seems to be to utilize the resources the city has to contribute to the education of students. That sounds like a really smart move, to me.
But, am I totally misunderstanding what a tech/trade school is? I really don't understand all the opposition to the potential for a huge investment to turn Spingarn into a state-of-the-art school with advanced opportunities when so many other schools in the city are flat-out closing. I'd think we should be rallying to support it and making our leaders guarantee it will happen, that the school will get the funding, that it will re-open.
-Jared-> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:48 PM, KPW <WKPW3@...> wrote:
--- In ward5@yahoogroups.com, Aaron McCormick <aaron.mccormick01@...> wrote:
>
> It think you have a great point on the other portion of the school could be
> use for due to it will be a training school.
>
>
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Why can't the school be a Business, Health, and Information Technology
> > (IT) School. We need to have a curriculum that will attract people from
> > across the city and that has a lot of growth. I would hate to use the
> > school for the city's needs to fix the streetcars. There are IT careers
> > that could lead our students to six figure jobs. Also, Health IT is big.
> > Business education is a good option. Maybe a little public
> > administration.
> >
> > Phelps is nearby for other skills and has been renovated. The Spingarn
> > curriculum, school designation should be broadened to give our children
> > more options. Transportation may be all right but it may limited students
> > somewhat. What skills give our young people the greatest options and is
> > not limiting? How do we broaden our students horizons? How do we make
> > Spingarn a top world class school?
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > KPW
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----> > From: jaredtmeyer <jaredthomasmeyer@...>
> > To: ward5 <ward5@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 1:39 pm
> > Subject: [ward5] Re: DCPS Clarification on Spingarn SHS
> >
> >
> > I think sending so much funding to the school to convert it into a
> > state-of-the-art career and technical center is a wonderful investment. By
> > having it so close to the car barn, DCPS is able to utilize additional
> > resources at no further cost. Sounds like a great way to maximize city
> > investment and funnel additional resources to students, free to them! It's
> > also a great way to protect the school from closing forever or being sold
> > off. What a shame it would be if Ward 5 said no to these kids and insist
> > that the investment go to a different district. Ward 5 deserves good
> > schools and job opportunities!
> >
> > If we had to choose between education for the modern world that prepares
> > students to work in a blossoming industry, or a pool that they can swim in,
> > I'd say we should push for the former! Athletics play an important and
> > valuable role(s) in high schools, but education must always come first.
> >
> > We should be pushing for guarantees that this will actually happen!
> >> > --- In ward5@yahoogroups.com, Debbie Smith-Steiner <DLSmith112@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Very true!
> > >
> > > Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has
> > reached in life, as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to
> > succeed.
> > >
> > > Booker T. Washington
> > >> > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Rob <indianrob@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Good Morning Ward 5,
> > > >
> > > > Why that particular school for that? Personally, I thinkk that is the
> > gimmick to help sell the Car Barn at that site with a technical training
> > site next door. Please tell me why a serious focus can't be made to make
> > that a Campus for a State of the Art School with feeder systems in place
> > right there.
> > > >
> > > > 1. Awesome Track and Field / Football field.
> > > > 2. Tennis Courts
> > > > 3. Basketball Courts
> > > > 4. Golf Course accessibility
> > > > 5. Instead of the Car Barn, we can build a Competition Style Swimming
> > facility
> > > > 6. Space to build indoor facilities for recreation
> > > > 7. Space to build other outdoor sports related spaces like Volley Ball,
> > > > 8. Space to build technical school facility and training
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > They would not get rid of a facility like this in Ward 3. Our students
> > are not beyond reach. While this "state-of-the-art career and technical
> > center" sounds "exciting", it seems like we have lots of other places that
> > we can put "career and technical" centers.
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 14, 2012 8:44 AM, "Thomas, Carl D. (EOM)" <carl.thomas@>> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Good Morning Ward 5,
> > > >> It appears that there is some confusion regarding the proposed DCPS
> > consolidation. There are schools which are closing for good, Spingarn is
> > NOT one of them. The initial reports which came out prior to the official
> > announcement were not appropriate. Each school has an individual plan,
> > which can be viewed on the DCPS website. These documents were not made
> > available until after the announcement. The plan for Spingarn is to reopen
> > as a state-of-the-art career and technical center.
> > > >> The I formation may be found at
> > > >> Http://DCPS.DC.gov/DCPS/crschoolproposals
> > > >> Thank you.
> > > >> Enjoy your day.
> > > >>
> > > >> Carl Thomas
> > > >> Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Engagement (ONE)
> > > >> Ward 5 Community Liaison
> > > >> 202-340-7141
> > > >> Carl.Thomas@
> > > >>> > > >> Help 9-1-1 Save Your Life!> *Aaron McCormick
> > > >> Create a free Safety Profile to provide critical, lifesaving data to
> > 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency call today at www.smart911.com.
> > > >> Inform first responders in advance!
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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