tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post332922990300770429..comments2023-04-17T09:38:19.704-05:00Comments on North by Northside: Can North High be Saved?Jeff Skreneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597476540441866248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-68507189423577373912010-10-12T22:19:25.186-05:002010-10-12T22:19:25.186-05:00Answer:No
Reason: Not worth saving.Answer:No<br />Reason: Not worth saving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-66304990037625980832010-10-12T10:18:48.339-05:002010-10-12T10:18:48.339-05:00They closed West,Marshall and Central High schools...They closed West,Marshall and Central High schools back in the early eighties and tore down two of them,Central and West.This was about three years after the big decision was made to build brand spanking new gymnasiums adjacent to them.What a boondoggle decision that was.Anyhow, they ended up utilizing the gyms that they had wasted our tax payer dollars on for it's true intended use.Fast forward to the 21st century and consider the decision to build the Harry Davis Jr. academy on Glenwood avenue in NORTH MINNEAPOLIS and shut it down for it's planned intended purpose...and there it sits while they wasted our taxpaying dollars while it just...sits there.Some say use the soon to be ABANDONED North High building(face reality folks,abandonment is a dish that we have been served at the table of discussion for years)and the decision is full steam ahead to build another structure because...well because we specialize in style over substance and common sense.I will suggest that if North closes it's doors that the powers that be are required to move into one of the ABANDONED buildings.... now about the kids..... oh, ABANDONED.boatheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959390929649393462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-17170776404889420712010-10-12T08:56:47.163-05:002010-10-12T08:56:47.163-05:00This whole issue caught me off guard and makes me ...This whole issue caught me off guard and makes me realize how isolated I am in my taxpayer underwater mortgage home. What I think needs to happen is recreating a new model for high schools in Minneapolis. As I understand the German model. Kids when they are in the 8th grade, or you could tweak it, decide are they on the liberal arts track, or the technical, apply my education to the current technical needs of science and industry track.Andy Harcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448170681706211962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-25454832884694729952010-10-12T08:35:46.779-05:002010-10-12T08:35:46.779-05:00Two words: Marva Collins
Oh, one more: GoogleTwo words: Marva Collins<br /><br />Oh, one more: GoogleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-60136866954619595732010-10-12T08:20:38.404-05:002010-10-12T08:20:38.404-05:00I think Samuels should be commended for being the ...I think Samuels should be commended for being the first leader brave enough to call it like it is. He said North High (and other schools) were failing the task of educating our children, specifically black boys, and he said the taxpayers are paying to NOT educate them, then the taxpayers are paying again to police, prosecute, rehabilitate them in the corrections system, and often times someone is paying with their life. I'm paraphrasing his elaboration a bit but basically he was right, the whole big picture is a failure and it should be broken down to square one and started over. That's what he meant by "burn it down". The outrage needs to be placed at the failed system and the failed parents, not a leader who is brave enough to point out the failure when it's not the politically correct thing to do, but it is the morally correct thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-19066786195072153922010-10-11T22:37:35.974-05:002010-10-11T22:37:35.974-05:00And I may as well get this out of the way first. ...And I may as well get this out of the way first. I'm not going to publish any "burn it down" foolishness. That was an extraordinarily poor choice of words, but CM Samuels has apologized numerous times. Get over it, people. That's played out and worse yet, bringing it up repeatedly brings us no closer to a solution.<br /><br />Now, if anyone has specific and substantive things that they believe CM Samuels has done or failed to do that have led us to this point, I'll publish those, even if I disagree.<br /><br />Finding out more history of North High is important and interesting, but I'm really hoping any reader contributions will include ideas for possible solutions as well.Jeff Skreneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597476540441866248noreply@blogger.com