________________________________ STOP STOP STOP From: Ellen Weber <eweber1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 11:20 PM Subject: [regional_school] Re: Why we need The Regional Academy Delightful challenge Elizabeth and all -- and interestingly the human brain literally changes and reconfigures itself when we act in the direction of changes we crave! We see the obstacles here and yet the challenge remains high to act on an approach to social fairness that will shift learning toward a finer future. What's the next step to reactivating the Regional school's launch? Best, Ellen Ellen Weber (PhD) Director - MITA International Brain Based Center PO Box 347, Pittsford, NY 14534 eBook: MITA in the Classroom and Beyond - at http://mitaleadership.com/buyonline.html MITA Brain Leaders and learners blog: http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/ MITA Brain Based Center Web Site at http://www.mitaleadership.com/ Forbes Blog http://blogs.forbes.com/mindmakeover/ Twitter = @ellenfweber LinkedIn = Ellen Weber PhD ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth Osta To: regional_school@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 11:03 PM Subject: [regional_school] Re: Why we need The Regional Academy What can we do to make something change? Is it time for a protest? A petition? We're doing Children's Sabbath this weekend highlighting the plight of children. Maybe we need to do an educational Sabbath to work on racial equality in schools. Is this a place to start? How about some good ol' outrage for starters? Elizabeth On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:46 PM, William Cala <wcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Very depressing yet expected. >Thanks for sharing Keith. >Bill > >From:regional_school-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:regional_school-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Rankin >Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 1:18 PM >To: Regional School >Subject: [regional_school] Why we need The Regional Academy > >Racial inequality in the US > >Rochester is 92nd out of 100 > >http://www.urban.org/publications/901478.html > > >Keith > >________________________________ > > >keithwrankin@xxxxxxxxxxx > >585.734.7295 cel | txt -- Elizabeth Osta Author of Jeremiah's Hunger Publication Release 12/11/11 www.elizabethosta.com