DPS school closings
As just an outside observer and a Denver taxpayer, I thought the articles on the closures were interesting and most predictable. Oh the people that participated in the project, when polled by the news people, gave predictable answers. They were not about to cast any aspersions on themselves and all felt that they made the “tough but necessary” decisions....blah, blah blah. And the parents who worried about the schools that were spared the ax felt relieved. And monies are supposed to be saved (RIGHT) and there will be more choices and options (RIGHT). Sure there will be.
To me it is what is always has been for a most very long time-the downward death spiral. Those kids failing now will maybe move to another school and will continue what they are failing in now. Who are you people really trying to fool????? The education and achievement of students in not really improving and you can all continue to distract people’s attention from that fact by continuing to play your variation of move the shell game but the bottom line is still the bottom line. And we will all continue to see monies frittered away for most little or nothing and you will need more.
Some day though there could be a day when the Popeye effect of “I can stands so much and can’t stands no more” does occur. For your sake, you ought to hope you have moved on to better things when that occurs. I mean that is what all the other CEOs and politicians do.
I think I will send a copy to the news folks just for the enjoyment of saying I told you so. And in case you really don’t know-a kid’s mind really is a most valuable thing to waste.
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You've got it in a nutshell, Frank.
There's so much wrong about the proposal that there's nothing to say about it. Even I can't find a critical word for the DPS Business as Usual of throwing kids under the bus. It's staggering, what Denver has lost in the backroom-deal failure of DPS.