[regional_school] Re: Gates Reverses Course??
- From: R B <rbyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 16:07:23 -0400
Count me in that number.
Russ
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Subject: [regional_school] Re: Gates Reverses Course??
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 14:25:34 -0400
Wonderful Josie. Let’s keep the names coming! From:
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Subject: [regional_school] Re: Gates Reverses Course?? Josie Kenyon
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From: Josie Kenyon <turr0078@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [regional_school] Re: Gates Reverses Course??Friends, I really like
the store front plan. I would love to help and know others who would also.
Josie Kenyon
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From: William Cala <wcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: regional_school <regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Joanne Cala <jcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 8:03 pm
Subject: [regional_school] Re: Gates Reverses Course??Sounds like a plan. I'm
in. Joanne and I have looked at properties in the Goodman plaza area (my old
neighborhood) to locate a storefront. You have fleshed out some good content.
Who else is in?Sent from my LG phone Henry Padron <padron.diaspora@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote: >OK-we can start with a meeting to plan a storefront operation that
not>everyone has to feel committed to but is/are willing to support. By
support>I mean $10-$20@ month for-let's say 1 year! A storefront that will
target a>neighborhood, maybe in the crescent, that could use a tutoring and
resource>outpost. It's like low intensity conflict-we would be opening an
avenue>based on praxis whereby a community would come to learn about the
regional>school from a hands-on perspective. We would be independent from
the>funding stream yet potentially create a phenomena that funders
would>support. No one is doing anything evejn close to this. Not even the
RCSD!!!>We could offer programming there as well ie. poetry/drumming/theatre
to>name a few-at least the ones that I can be involved in. I am putting
myself>up front in the hope that others will reflect to see what they could
decide>to spearhead. Of course it must be understood that many must come forth
and>put theory to practice. We have enough woman/man power-directly
or>indirectly- to staff such a place. Imagine after-school tutoring from
5-8>and on weekends tbd. Students from Fairport-Brighton-RCSD-etc. could
be>recruited to assist. We could sponsor a community garden. These are
the>timeslots when all the cbo are shut or already filled
to>capacity-particularly weekends. This has been done before and proved to
be>very effective. Hey, 1 year!!!! I am down-that is my move/that could be
our>move-a collective effort to start the ball rolling with no promises
just>action!!!!!> >On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 6:39 PM, William Cala
<wcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> >> Good. "When do we make our move and stop
intellectualizing and>> analyzing a futile landscape.">> >> Your move.>> >>
Sent from my iPad>> >> On Apr 5, 2013, at 5:57 PM, Henry Padron
<padron.diaspora@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:>> >> So what's new? Capitalism has not
changed in my lifetime. Dominos have>> fallen, Banana Republics still exist,
The New World Order is getting old,>> The tri-lateral commission came and went,
etc. When do we make our move and>> stop intellectualizing and analyzing a
futile landscape. We need to act or>> still be here in a decade shooting this
or that intellectually stimulating>> email and it corresponding
analysis...There seem to be many philosophers>> in this group. Some would refer
to it as dialectical materialism but oh my,>> did I just use a Marxist term!>>
>> On Thursday, April 4, 2013, William Cala wrote:>> >>> After all of Gates’
money that has literally created The Common Core>>> and its associated testing
that is being used to evaluate teachers he dare>>> write this editorial in the
Washington Post that basically reverses says,>>> “never mind!” Unfortunately,
the bell has been rung and the federal>>> government has bought into his
nonsense and extorted 46 states into the>>> common core and all of the testing
that goes with it (including teacher>>> evaluation via test scores). Just as
he failed with his millions for small>>> schools, he back out with no
accountability. That’s the biggest problem>>> with the vulture
philanthropists. They drop a bomb into the education of>>> children then they
walk away after harming millions of children, families,>>> communities and
teachers and move on to their next pet project. Make no>>> mistake about it,
the backlash to testing in the country is growing>>> exponentially and Gates
knows it. He is looking to save face. Don’t be>>> fooled. He is no friend to
children, teachers or communities. ****>>> >>> ** **>>> >>> Bill****>>> >>> **
**>>> >>> The Article:****>>> >>> >>>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/bill-gates-a-fairer-way-to-evaluate-teachers/2013/04/03/c99fd1bc-98c2-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html>>>
****>>> >>> ** **>>> >>
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