tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5481381134639889940..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: McCleary Discussed as Little Gets DoneMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16749103145115979722017-03-06T10:28:02.735-08:002017-03-06T10:28:02.735-08:00Seattle reset, really? Tell me how they ARE well-f...Seattle reset, really? Tell me how they ARE well-funded.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13919027486929326762017-03-06T07:49:20.543-08:002017-03-06T07:49:20.543-08:00The idea the Seattle public schools are not well f...The idea the Seattle public schools are not well funded sounds like a Trumpisum.<br /><br />Seattle is becoming an enigma, the richer the city becomes the more potholes, homelessness and taxes we see.<br /><br />Seattle reset Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-60813558522579363082017-03-06T06:23:46.181-08:002017-03-06T06:23:46.181-08:00Snowball, let's start with some facts: (1) Cha...Snowball, let's start with some facts: (1) Charter schools in WA are non-profit by law. (2) Charter schools are supported by the left, right, and center throughout the country. Charter schools supporters are not found only on the right of the political spectrum. (3) Once moderates --- both center-left and center-right --- gained control of the state Senate, only then did the legislature invest $4.5 billion dollars in education --- the largest increases in education spending in our state's history.<br /><br />So, yes, I judge people by their actions and not their words.<br /><br />AlbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77234304427027763622017-03-05T22:07:30.822-08:002017-03-05T22:07:30.822-08:00Hey, we're not the ones who are trying to rede...Hey, we're not the ones who are trying to redefine private for-profit schools as "public charter schools." Or is it "charter public schools"? I can't keep up with all the Newspeak these days.<br /><br />If the center-right valued public schools, they'd be opposing charters and moving heaven and earth to fund actual public schools. They're doing the opposite. I believe people should be judged by their actions and not their words. Don't you?<br /><br />SnowballAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-1682518617324553202017-03-05T19:06:59.267-08:002017-03-05T19:06:59.267-08:00Melissa, you read this entire thread and you thoug...Melissa, you read this entire thread and you thought the one picking the fight was me?<br /><br />AlbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47113754423364502572017-03-05T17:27:01.463-08:002017-03-05T17:27:01.463-08:00Well, I can agree; there was not much balance on t...Well, I can agree; there was not much balance on that panel which is surprising as Seattle Channel is nearly always careful to do so (at least for the panels I have participated in).<br /><br />Albert, you seem to want to pick a fight. I suggest you go elsewhere.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80001317896632513452017-03-05T15:58:26.587-08:002017-03-05T15:58:26.587-08:00George, I don't even know where to start. Not...George, I don't even know where to start. Not even sure there is a place to start. <br /><br />Clearly, you consider anyone to the right of you extremist and neoliberal. That's healthy (and deranged).<br /><br />And you think center-right people don't value public education. Again, unhealthy and deranged.<br /><br />I'm not down with your attempts to re-educate me, comrade. Maybe you should read Animal Farm and 1984 to balance you out.<br /><br />Albert<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-18428028691274676572017-03-05T15:27:34.891-08:002017-03-05T15:27:34.891-08:00"Center-right moderates" - what makes th..."Center-right moderates" - what makes them any different from Baumgartner or Manweller or DeVos? "Center-right moderates" think it is more important to keep taxes low than to fully fund public schools, and are open to selling off public schools to billionaires. So they overlap quite well with the names I gave.<br /><br />No, the problem for you is that this was on Seattle Channel, which has a Seattle audience. That audience strongly believes in supporting public schools and opposes the regressive taxes and privatization plans that "center-right moderates" love so much. So why on earth would Seattle Channel put on someone who doesn't share the audience's values? That makes no sense.<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-67451972043175636932017-03-05T15:13:25.443-08:002017-03-05T15:13:25.443-08:00Melissa, don't think I haven't. ;)
Albert...Melissa, don't think I haven't. ;)<br /><br />AlbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3675472941216615402017-03-05T15:12:11.691-08:002017-03-05T15:12:11.691-08:00Slow your roll there, George. I don't think a...Slow your roll there, George. I don't think any of the panelists are extremists or flame-throwers in any way, so I don't think the individuals you've mentioned would have provided a true balance. Do you even know any of panelists? If you do, you wouldn't have considered Baumgartner, Manweller, or DeVos as their counters.<br /><br />Balancing the panel could have included someone who didn't think the governor's budget proposal was the cat's meow, for starters. That could have included any number of center-right moderates.<br /><br />So, no, those individuals wouldn't have made me happy. Does inciting discord and division make you happy?<br /><br />Albert<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65044687721062880632017-03-05T15:00:00.545-08:002017-03-05T15:00:00.545-08:00"Where's the balance?" Yes, Seattle ..."Where's the balance?" Yes, Seattle Channel producers should have gone out and gotten Michael Baumgartner, Matt Manweller, and Betsy DeVos herself to be on the panel. Because anytime we discuss an issue, the panel should include both the "here's how we fully fund our schools" as well as the "um actually we shouldn't have public schools, we should defund them and sell them off to our billionaire buddies." I assume that would have made you happy, Al?<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59485662560614282322017-03-05T14:43:44.478-08:002017-03-05T14:43:44.478-08:00Albert, you might complain to Seattle Channel.
Albert, you might complain to Seattle Channel.<br /><br />Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64911859831117673622017-03-05T14:26:36.072-08:002017-03-05T14:26:36.072-08:00@ Ugh,
Leslis Harris has been a consistent champ...@ Ugh, <br /><br />Leslis Harris has been a consistent champion for schools and lends credibility. You can't be bothered to use a name. <br /><br />We all make mistakes in our advocacy work. Only some of us learn from them. Leslie apologized immediately. Move on. <br /><br />kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-39582391545764606792017-03-05T14:14:21.224-08:002017-03-05T14:14:21.224-08:00Ugh, cut the s**t. What's your problem?
Also...Ugh, cut the s**t. What's your problem?<br /><br />Also, please don't stand next to me. I'm not with you.<br /><br />AlbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77575750392733200242017-03-05T14:05:04.323-08:002017-03-05T14:05:04.323-08:00Agreed, and having "ghetto school" Harri...Agreed, and having "ghetto school" Harris on a panel does little to add credibility to any education discussion.Ughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64802715170594696442017-03-05T13:16:56.831-08:002017-03-05T13:16:56.831-08:00Would have liked to have seen Erin Okuno on the pa...Would have liked to have seen Erin Okuno on the panel. Instead the panel was comprised of Kim Mead and her "endorsed champion" plus two WPD board members.<br /><br />Where's the balance? All four of these panelists essentially agreed on all of the issues. It wasn't a discussion at all.<br /><br />AlbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com