I'll probably be chased out of town for expressing this but as they say "you reap what you sow". This entire situation (complete mess!) with District 65 is in large part (as seen from the 50,000 ft perspective) the fallout that comes when the viewpoints and philosophy about education, specifically, and society, generally, are driven as i…
I'll probably be chased out of town for expressing this but as they say "you reap what you sow". This entire situation (complete mess!) with District 65 is in large part (as seen from the 50,000 ft perspective) the fallout that comes when the viewpoints and philosophy about education, specifically, and society, generally, are driven as it seems to be in Evanston by essentially one social/political view concerning 1) what are the "right" and "good" values and ideas we should have, and 2) what are the "acceptable" ways of thinking about the various social/political/economic issues facing the city. Those who run our schools (administration, school board, etc.) don't exist in a vacuum. They come from within the community or, at least, were voted in or hired or indirectly "supported' by the community through voting for certain opinions about how life should be lived and what our priorities are or are not. Wouldn't it be great if other political viewpoints could have a real say in how this town is run. There are lots of great ideas by good and well intentioned people out there from all stripes. To some degree I have a feeling that had we Evanstonians really allowed and (truly) encouraged other broad points of view/philosophies we wouldn't be in the situation we're now facing.
Yes! This! I feel zero percent sorry for my fellow Evanstonians. I saw this happen. Zero surprise. Ideology that was flawed and didn’t make any financial sense but somehow really spoke the heart of the upper class, educate white women in particular. Honestly, it’s just like Trump just another end of the spectrum. Because based on real life, it made and makes no sense.
I'll probably be chased out of town for expressing this but as they say "you reap what you sow". This entire situation (complete mess!) with District 65 is in large part (as seen from the 50,000 ft perspective) the fallout that comes when the viewpoints and philosophy about education, specifically, and society, generally, are driven as it seems to be in Evanston by essentially one social/political view concerning 1) what are the "right" and "good" values and ideas we should have, and 2) what are the "acceptable" ways of thinking about the various social/political/economic issues facing the city. Those who run our schools (administration, school board, etc.) don't exist in a vacuum. They come from within the community or, at least, were voted in or hired or indirectly "supported' by the community through voting for certain opinions about how life should be lived and what our priorities are or are not. Wouldn't it be great if other political viewpoints could have a real say in how this town is run. There are lots of great ideas by good and well intentioned people out there from all stripes. To some degree I have a feeling that had we Evanstonians really allowed and (truly) encouraged other broad points of view/philosophies we wouldn't be in the situation we're now facing.
Preach
Yes! This! I feel zero percent sorry for my fellow Evanstonians. I saw this happen. Zero surprise. Ideology that was flawed and didn’t make any financial sense but somehow really spoke the heart of the upper class, educate white women in particular. Honestly, it’s just like Trump just another end of the spectrum. Because based on real life, it made and makes no sense.
Amen!