tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post2964930193455086855..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: BEX IV Denny MeetingMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23987208780714869122012-04-06T17:03:07.425-07:002012-04-06T17:03:07.425-07:00From the recent Times article on Amazon:
'&qu...From the recent Times article on Amazon:<br /><br />'"At my age around here, there are not very many other opportunities to make what we make," Milby said before beginning her 6:30 a.m. shift last October. "As long as my body holds up, I will keep working. But the way it feels, I don't know how long that will be."<br /><br />Milby's job here in Kentucky is a world away from Amazon's rapidly expanding campus in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, where high-tech talent has created one of the cutting-edge companies of the Internet age.'<br /><br />Why is it I can relate more to Milby than Bezos, yet I'm, by no means, at minimum wage? Because Bezos and his company have way more pull than a parent with students in SPS.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27915828165250049862012-04-06T14:35:55.841-07:002012-04-06T14:35:55.841-07:00Despite SPS staffers protestations that capacity a...Despite SPS staffers protestations that capacity and building integrity drive BEX IV planning, their actions indicate otherwise. What has a STEM K-5 program done to help in that regard? What would SLUSH do for capacity where there are presently few residents and the adjacent MS has excess capacity? What do the continued creations of language immersion, Montesorri and other boutique programs have to do with capacity and building improvement?mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-73901285734255693662012-04-06T10:23:56.005-07:002012-04-06T10:23:56.005-07:00One mom spoke very eloquently about ensuring Roxhi...One mom spoke very eloquently about ensuring Roxhill families have a voice. She noted that, like her own, there are many immigrant families in the working-class neighborhood (where I grew up) that love their school and like that it is within walking distance.<br /><br />Interestingly, Lucy Morello made a reference to "a few people in the community" raising the idea of "hey, let's combine Roxhill and Arbor Heights!" I find this perplexing. Is THIS how they problem-solve? Joe the Plumber calls Lucy up and says "howza 'bout we merge Eckstein and Washington and make a whopper middle school?" Badda-bing, badda-boom, it's on the BEX Option chart.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.com