Jonathan Franzen gave a commencement address at Kenyon College a few days ago and the New York Times published part of it in the newspaper. Many of us operate in a constant whirl of cheap information and to read Franzen's words is to be smacked in the face, reminded of it.
School really can be fun! The spelling bee season has kicked off in full force.
Mike and Rick talk substantively (for a change) about: Clark County's education blueprint, private special-education service providers, and utopian hopes for turnarounds. Amber geeks out with stats from the latest Condition of Education and Chris audibles for a Texas high school football stadium. [powerpress]
?If school districts are not willing to work collaboratively to eradicate the vestiges of de jure segregated schools, we will ask the courts to take the steps necessary to ensure that students of all racial backgrounds have the opportunity to attend diverse, inclusive schools.?
?My students have just as much potential as every other student in the country, regardless of what ZIP code they were born into, regardless of what social-economic level they were born into'' *
A friend emailed this morning:? ?Breathtaking."? It was the first of many such emails and phone calls.
