Submitted by Jim Kilkenny (not verified) on January 18, 2007 - 17:36.
Traditional schools especially in rural communities have been providing a host of enrichment programs in the area of sports for all seasons, (Sports would be a letter for a different time.)
thatre, forensics, speech, drama, music (band, choir, and the like.) Urban communities, strapped by a lack of will of the tax payer to provide basic infrastructure replacement, have lost much of their after school enrichment activities. The district I work for has closed rather than improved schools. We are no longer manufacturing but we are warehousing our youth. School is still the life blook of many communities.
Another more cynical way of looking at it is: What, another unfunded mandate which makes me miss more time from my family. I am sorry for students that do not have family; is that a reason I should have to abandon mine?
Traditional schools
Submitted by Jim Kilkenny (not verified) on January 18, 2007 - 17:36.
Traditional schools especially in rural communities have been providing a host of enrichment programs in the area of sports for all seasons, (Sports would be a letter for a different time.)
thatre, forensics, speech, drama, music (band, choir, and the like.) Urban communities, strapped by a lack of will of the tax payer to provide basic infrastructure replacement, have lost much of their after school enrichment activities. The district I work for has closed rather than improved schools. We are no longer manufacturing but we are warehousing our youth. School is still the life blook of many communities.
Another more cynical way of looking at it is: What, another unfunded mandate which makes me miss more time from my family. I am sorry for students that do not have family; is that a reason I should have to abandon mine?