tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5656955844008769178..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Crowding and poverty at Albemarle RoadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-15075688362710048022013-02-22T23:10:02.493-05:002013-02-22T23:10:02.493-05:00Alicia, Pete left probably about five years ago to...Alicia, Pete left probably about five years ago to go into PR. Eric Frazier took his place, but he's no longer on the ed beat. Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43457455384530550912013-02-22T22:56:00.350-05:002013-02-22T22:56:00.350-05:00Ann, you would be amazed what a court order and 12...Ann, you would be amazed what a court order and 12 investigators would turn up on the school system and its books over the last 15 years. Missourinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-60087289492294883322013-02-22T20:18:59.299-05:002013-02-22T20:18:59.299-05:00What happened to Peter Smolowitz? He was a good re...What happened to Peter Smolowitz? He was a good reporter.<br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-71087273894242214682013-02-22T19:18:55.936-05:002013-02-22T19:18:55.936-05:00Lynne, THANK YOU for weighing in, with a name and ...Lynne, THANK YOU for weighing in, with a name and everything. I totally understand your disappointment, but my goal with this blog was not to scratch ARES off my list forever. Actually, it wasn't even to take a swipe at CMS planning. It was to let the interested folks know that you've been heard, but that it's going to take awhile to get out there and follow up.<br /><br />I'm tempted to whine about how I'm doing a job that was done by two reporters just a couple of years ago, and how there's enough education news to keep at least two reporters busy in Charlotte OR in Raleigh these days. But I know that still doesn't stack up to what you're doing to keep up with all those kids. If you've got a formula for maintaining superhuman energy levels, please pass it along. I'm going to need it for the next few months. And I'm going to need a thick skin, because some things just won't get done.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31992955293114359832013-02-22T19:18:24.737-05:002013-02-22T19:18:24.737-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-76369105249362255992013-02-22T19:02:28.057-05:002013-02-22T19:02:28.057-05:00Lynne I appreciate your stance but many of us and ...Lynne I appreciate your stance but many of us and our children have been put into these situations many times by incompetent BOE's and CMS ivory tower staff. We know first hand much of this is done to "use the children" for arguments for more bond money, more tax money, etc. <br /><br />If you are not used to being used by politicians, community organizers, high horse elitists, hand wringing libs, etc., get used to it. Charlotte is king of these. Remember our city/county motto is "to seem rather than to be". Missourinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89827741472590309442013-02-22T17:40:34.248-05:002013-02-22T17:40:34.248-05:00I have been a teacher at Albemarle Rd. Elementary ...I have been a teacher at Albemarle Rd. Elementary School for seven years. I issue an invitation to all interested parties, particularly Ms. Helms to please, please come visit our school before making snap judgements about our population and our concerns. Meet our students. Hear their stories. Most are legal refugees brought by our government to the Charlotte area, or children of hard working documented immigrants. They are fleeing bigotry and hatred in their own countries, should they really need to face that here too? Please come visit our village of twenty plus trailers already crowded onto a small enclosed property, and picture how another fifteen could possibly fit? Find a parking space in the morning. Check out the bathroom areas and lunchroom around midday. Yes, we do face real challenges, and yes they are complex. More the reason, for them not to be ignored. I am sorely disappointed in your coverage Ms. Helms. Instead of taking the time to come visit and talk with the teachers and administrators at Albemarle Rd. Elementary school, in order to address issues uniquely challenging for a title I school of 1250 students and the largest concentration of English Language Learners in CMS. You simply took a broad brush swipe at "poor CMS planning" and let that be enough. It's not.Lynne Wiesecke, ESL teacher, ARESnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52871184110047778352013-02-22T12:05:59.783-05:002013-02-22T12:05:59.783-05:00Always loved the contradictions of the liberal age...Always loved the contradictions of the liberal agenda!Missourinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-86085464712611322512013-02-22T10:29:30.643-05:002013-02-22T10:29:30.643-05:00Anon 9:26am...
In the "progressive" ide...Anon 9:26am...<br /><br />In the "progressive" ideal world, you're supposed to neglect your own children for the good of others neglected children.<br /><br />The actual life of Karl Marx is a testament to exactly that.<br /><br />Karl Marx and his children nearly starved to death because he was too good to work and focused on his economic theories instead.<br /><br />Fortunately, Marx eventually found a selfless benefactor willing to work for and support the Marx family.<br /><br />His name was Friederich Engels.<br /><br />Their relationship was truly progressive.<br /><br />From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.<br /><br />And Marx was very needy.<br /><br />And it shows in the results of his work.<br /><br />But even the Chinese have stopped following this losers philosophy.<br /><br />It's just taking us a little longer to see the light.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-62649595480752163412013-02-22T10:12:42.192-05:002013-02-22T10:12:42.192-05:00Shamash, 9:22, perfect encapsulation!!!!Shamash, 9:22, perfect encapsulation!!!!Missourinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-2907370316864964712013-02-22T09:26:16.967-05:002013-02-22T09:26:16.967-05:00Liberals - no Progressives- like Pam and her group...Liberals - no Progressives- like Pam and her group and the politicians they support are the real racists.<br /><br />For all the money spent and belly-aching they do - what results do they have to show for it all?? Right - nothing...nada....zip<br /><br />Why? Because people like Pam refuse to acknowledge the real problem. It doesn't matter how many dollars you take from one part of town to make things "fair" for Black kids in the poor areas - spending more and more and more DOES NOT WORK!!!<br /><br />Busing poor Black kids into Ballantyne is not going to work.<br />Spending more is not going to work.<br />LIFT is not going to work.<br /><br />The problem is the parents of the poor Black kids. It does not matter what happens at school when mom or dad or grandma is uneducated. It doesn't matter what goes on at school when a child goes home and is beat or neglected or lives in an environment of generational dependency on government welfare.<br /><br />When will you people stop with all the crap and start focusing on the actual CAUSE of the problems. You are like a bunch of doctors - trying to drug up a patient to mask the symptoms while never addressing the actual cause of the problem.<br /><br />How many MORE DECADES and BILLIONS do we have to waste before you racist progressives get a clue???? Oh wait - you progressives don't want problems solved because if we solved these problems, educated poor kids into a life of success you'd lose your voting bloc bc when Blacks get educated and become successful they get Conservative. That's not what Pam and her ilk want - don't kid yourselves.<br /><br />And THAT is the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-36980491474478670632013-02-22T09:12:53.852-05:002013-02-22T09:12:53.852-05:00Anon 9:56pm.
You've forgotten the CMS motto:
...Anon 9:56pm.<br /><br />You've forgotten the CMS motto:<br /><br />"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."<br /><br />Since you are "affluent", you GIVE, while others TAKE.<br /><br />Just think of all the "good" work you're doing for others children while sacrificing your own children's benefit.<br /><br />That should make you feel good.<br /><br />Especially if you have a really bad case of white liberal guilt, in which case, send MORE money.<br /><br />Better yet, send MORE of OTHER PEOPLE's money (which is even more noble and selfless).<br /><br />And if you don't like that, you can keep on paying those taxes for the "poor" kids and pay an additional private tuition for your children as well.<br /><br />Of course, you can also move.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-45251474888231573962013-02-22T07:39:57.183-05:002013-02-22T07:39:57.183-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89322764977342440612013-02-22T07:31:41.031-05:002013-02-22T07:31:41.031-05:00Alicia,
It's the adults who create the irrati...Alicia,<br /><br />It's the adults who create the irrational climate of fear in the schools.<br /><br />The kids are just following along.<br /><br />Again, look at the reality of what is most likely to happen in a school.<br /><br />They are still safer than the streets outside in most cases.<br /><br />More bad things happens to kids at home and in their own neighborhoods than happen in schools.<br /><br />As for the climate of fear in the schools?<br /><br />Well, that's the adults over-reacting.<br /><br />The real problems start when you let the kids OUT of school.<br /><br />2012 in Chicago:<br /><br />http://www. breitbart .com/Big-Government/2012/12/24/Chicago-Is-Gun-Control-Capital-Of-U-S-Yet-Over-440-School-Age-Children-Shot-There-in-2012<br /><br />2013 in Chicago (good start):<br />http://crimeinchicago.blogspot.com/2013/02/blog-post.htmlShamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-91556509619971938652013-02-22T06:08:21.432-05:002013-02-22T06:08:21.432-05:00If the illegals in the area weren't allowed to...If the illegals in the area weren't allowed to stay in the first place, then their offspring wouldn't be overpopulating the schools. DUH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-88539196824484292352013-02-21T21:56:02.174-05:002013-02-21T21:56:02.174-05:00I bet if they put 30-33 kids in a class like the d...I bet if they put 30-33 kids in a class like the do in South Charlotte, they won't need mobiles at all. Our kids play in the parking lot, and every couple days they get to play in the area behind the school that has actual grass!! <br /><br />The 2nd grade kids are in mobiles, along with the music teacher--they don't have a drinking fountain out there, so we have to send in water bottles so the kids can have a drink of water when they get thirsty. Lunch starts at 10:30 and ends at 1:55. But hey, we're "privileged." We also get 4500 per kid. Give ARES the same things we have in the suburbs and see how much fun they have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-72952435180663867352013-02-21T20:42:23.491-05:002013-02-21T20:42:23.491-05:00AliciaAliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-73850848996703389992013-02-21T20:39:49.225-05:002013-02-21T20:39:49.225-05:00Shamash,
I was at a school on Beatties Ford Rd. du...Shamash,<br />I was at a school on Beatties Ford Rd. durring a lockdown drill. Some students lived in the area. There was a different kind of fear in the room that threw me offguard. As it turned out, the school went on lockdown due to someone with a gun in a park nearby.<br /><br />I grew up hovering under my elementy school desk in case the Russians attacked. My son was in Kindergaren on 9/11. This generation gets to worry about the kid next door shooting them in their classroom.<br /><br />Is there something inherently wrong with children beiing able to go to school where teachers are happy and where the weight of the world doesn't interfer with recess? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-44826689822370369792013-02-21T19:08:20.731-05:002013-02-21T19:08:20.731-05:00Alicia,
I wouldn't worry too much about the k...Alicia,<br /><br />I wouldn't worry too much about the kids in school. <br /><br />Despite the recent high-profile shootings. <br /><br />Many kids (especially in the poorer parts of town) are probably safer in school than they are at home.<br /><br />The streets are still more dangerous.<br /><br />Just compare the number of children who were shot in CMS while at school over the past 10 years to the number of children who were the recipients of random bullets in their neighborhoods.<br /><br />I think you'll see a pattern.<br /><br />Now, for suburbia it may be the other way around.<br /><br />But no one worries about suburbia anymore.<br /><br />They are all "white" and "affluent" and can take care of themselves.<br /><br />Or go to a private school if they don't like things.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-23190106130669236822013-02-21T18:59:29.904-05:002013-02-21T18:59:29.904-05:00The students are probably citizens but not the par...The students are probably citizens but not the parents. Many of them are probably here illegal. You know, not paying taxes. Getting an education for children for free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-15425030274609036542013-02-21T18:57:52.339-05:002013-02-21T18:57:52.339-05:00I teach at Albemarle Rd and can tell you the condi...I teach at Albemarle Rd and can tell you the conditions are as described and more. There is an excellent dedicated staff who do more for the students there than you would ever believe, and the school operates more efficiently than you can imagine, but due to the sheer numbers present, we are plagued with overcrowded hallways, 15 minute lunches (actual eating times) and fewer custodians and English language teachers than a school can operate with. If it weren't for our staff, the school could not operate as it does. Wake up school board and DO SOMETHING!!!!! PS--the permit for the additional modular classrooms was denied. We have no idea where to put the additional students!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-80187932686946062422013-02-21T18:05:56.495-05:002013-02-21T18:05:56.495-05:00I've never been to Albemarle Elementary School...I've never been to Albemarle Elementary School but I can tell you the facility conditions (where I took my Praxis exams) at Garinger ticked me off. The police station down the street is real nice though. Perhaps National Geographic can feature some "before" and "after" photos of Garinger? <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-42228793082803263712013-02-21T17:48:14.300-05:002013-02-21T17:48:14.300-05:00I read somewhere recently that kids are being inst...I read somewhere recently that kids are being instructed to throw their IPads at an armed gunman should they intrude their school. I can only imagine what those chain link security fences will look like surrounding all those mobile units at Albemarle Elementary School. Or, perhaps THOSE kids don't deserve the luxury or security of a chain link fence just like they don't deserve art, music, PE, or lunch at lunchtime? <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-39672687720558592482013-02-21T17:46:43.083-05:002013-02-21T17:46:43.083-05:00I read somewhere recently that kids are being inst...I read somewhere recently that kids are being instructed to throw their IPads at an armed gunman should they intrude their school. I can only imagine what those chain link security fences will look like surrounding all those mobile units at Albemarle Elementary School. Or, perhaps THOSE kids don't deserve the luxury or security of a chain link fence? <br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-31440635314388964132013-02-21T17:33:48.466-05:002013-02-21T17:33:48.466-05:00What child needs a playground, physical education,...What child needs a playground, physical education, art, music, dance and lunch at lunchtime when we've got mobile units and IPads?<br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com