Comments on: Cover-girl Vicki Phillips, workin’ the town… http://portland.metblogs.com/2005/02/18/cover-girl-vicki-phillips-workin-the-town/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:46:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dave J. http://portland.metblogs.com/2005/02/18/cover-girl-vicki-phillips-workin-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Dave J. Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:50:40 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2005/02/18/cover-girl-vicki-phillips-workin-the-town/#comment-141 Well, I'm late to the party, so my comment will probably never be read, but whatever. I don't understand the obsession that people have lately with "tough leaders who are willing to make tough decisions." It's like they are so desperate for someone who will DO something that they don't even care what actually gets done. I recall seeing a "man on the street" interview with a voter on Nov. 2, and the guy said something to the effect of "well, I don't agree with anything that Bush does, but I respect him for being willing to make the tough decisions." Sheesh. Are our leaders that pathetic that we'll let someone make bad decisions as long as they do so fearlessly? Pretty lame. Well, I’m late to the party, so my comment will probably never be read, but whatever. I don’t understand the obsession that people have lately with “tough leaders who are willing to make tough decisions.” It’s like they are so desperate for someone who will DO something that they don’t even care what actually gets done. I recall seeing a “man on the street” interview with a voter on Nov. 2, and the guy said something to the effect of “well, I don’t agree with anything that Bush does, but I respect him for being willing to make the tough decisions.” Sheesh. Are our leaders that pathetic that we’ll let someone make bad decisions as long as they do so fearlessly? Pretty lame.

]]> By: retired pps teacher http://portland.metblogs.com/2005/02/18/cover-girl-vicki-phillips-workin-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-140 retired pps teacher Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:37:38 +0000 http://portland.metblogs.com/2005/02/18/cover-girl-vicki-phillips-workin-the-town/#comment-140 You have got to amputate the gangrene before you do a heathy organ transplant. Vicki is willing to see that this education body gets healthy and sticks her neck out to make the tough decisions. A k-8 neighborhood magnate school and a Jefferson 7-12 school will only bring a stronger sense of community to that area. Sharing the resources between the two schools within-the-school that Jeff will become can be terrific. Should they mix soially? Absolutely not! Middle schools only tear apart kids who need stability and sense of belonging to a community in those sensitive, formative and vulnerable years. Most of the private smaller schools seem to be successful with all-inclusive grade levels on one campus... If the k-8 format works, let's do more of them! NOw all we need in all of the schools is a policy of no logos on clothes, or some type of uniform to squelch volatile social status issues. You have got to amputate the gangrene before you do a heathy organ transplant. Vicki is willing to see that this education body gets healthy and sticks her neck out to make the tough decisions.

A k-8 neighborhood magnate school and a Jefferson 7-12 school will only bring a stronger sense of community to that area.

Sharing the resources between the two schools within-the-school that Jeff will become can be terrific. Should they mix soially? Absolutely not!

Middle schools only tear apart kids who need stability and sense of belonging to a community in those sensitive, formative and vulnerable years.

Most of the private smaller schools seem to be successful with all-inclusive grade levels on one campus…

If the k-8 format works, let’s do more of them!

NOw all we need in all of the schools is a policy of no logos on clothes, or some type of uniform to squelch volatile social status issues.

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