tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post115470530474092630..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Good morning!Kay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154820197406741672006-08-05T18:23:00.000-05:002006-08-05T18:23:00.000-05:00I watched one of the school board meetings on chan...I watched one of the school board meetings on channel 3--my sense was that the other members were overtly hostile towards you, and treated your (sensible) questions about prioritization as symptoms of hopeless naivite. At any rate, they obviously rushed through the points you raised--and then sat through a long third-rate academic lecture on school system quality (I'm an academic--I can recognize third-rate). My impression is that the board doesn't want to discuss, doesn't want to improve, and isn't smart enough to allocate meeting time to the crucial topics. Tough luck that you didn't retain the position, but maybe you can be more effective as a blogger, on the outside...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154788998997038882006-08-05T09:43:00.000-05:002006-08-05T09:43:00.000-05:00I encourage you to stay involved as an education a...I encourage you to stay involved as an education advocate,Kay.You are so very right in saying there is room for change.Metro schools are fairly ineffective,expensive,and have an air of arrogance about them.Much is the result of the lack of family involvement,but much more is the result of being politicized by opportunists from both ends of the spectrum.While I disagree with you on many points,I am smart enough to know that there are other opinions out there with value.A variety of opinions is what makes democracy work.Stay involved,it is your right,but more so it is your duty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154721193487351592006-08-04T14:53:00.000-05:002006-08-04T14:53:00.000-05:00Well done Kay! Thanks for your service to the comm...Well done Kay! Thanks for your service to the community. You have every right to be proud.<BR/><BR/>And rest assured we will be keeping on closer eye on the new Board to insure they are held accountable for real improvement in the schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com