tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149362212571632662.post7940129106484172938..comments2024-02-09T09:28:28.048-05:00Comments on BoogieDowner: Bronx Students Occupy Public Education, Release 10-Point PlanBoogiedownerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08013028900628543820noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149362212571632662.post-75474054808291101582011-12-08T11:47:17.685-05:002011-12-08T11:47:17.685-05:00Dear Anonymous- It is stereotyping of the sort tha...Dear Anonymous- It is stereotyping of the sort that you are engaging in in your comment that make it extremely difficult for young people in schools to succeed. There are underlying, systemic issues at play in the challenges young people face in succeeding in school. By blaming young people, you simply cut off conversation as to what aspects of the failures of the system are changeable and correctable. Not a single one of the the students in the Revolution denies personal responsibility for their own success. To make that leap minimizes the thoughtful work they have done, is inflammatory and thoughtless and is in keeping with a rhetorical style that, as i said above, simply cuts off reflection, exploration and thoughtful dialogue.Tim Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489186589975257403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149362212571632662.post-71602565487008362252011-11-21T23:25:26.824-05:002011-11-21T23:25:26.824-05:00Love these kids! I don't think these are stud...Love these kids! I don't think these are students who are cutting classes, failing or dropping out, Anonymous! Their points are all good ones, and I wish them well.Mary Reilley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813103725312625333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149362212571632662.post-11357683253222164592011-11-21T16:29:40.299-05:002011-11-21T16:29:40.299-05:00So, it's everyone else's fault that they a...So, it's everyone else's fault that they are cutting classes, failing, and dropping out. What are they demanding of their fellow students? May I suggest the following:<br />Come to class with books, paper, pens, homework. Sit down, shut up, and listen. Take notes. Bring books home and do homework. Leave all electronic devices at home. Repeat each day.<br />Then it won't matter if the teachers are your race, nationality, culture. There is no such thing as Black Algebra or Latino Earth Science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com