tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11474308.post1349568019005472381..comments2023-11-05T07:00:43.041-05:00Comments on R.C. Mommy: I'm still not a rocket scientist....Amy Gigliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645173524517798088noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11474308.post-20348228900266072402010-10-01T16:57:10.418-04:002010-10-01T16:57:10.418-04:00Hi Wayne, thanks for the comment.
I think yours...Hi Wayne, thanks for the comment. <br /><br />I think yours is an excellent question, but my ideas take up too much space to go into it as a comment here. Since you deserve an answer, I'm going to follow up with another post. Look for it within a week (I'm a mom with a part-time job and a full-time commitment in my kids' school and activities, so it will take that long for a well-reasoned follow-up to appear.Amy Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645173524517798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11474308.post-74485556491165884782010-09-30T13:51:40.170-04:002010-09-30T13:51:40.170-04:00Gotta wonder, though, what is the answer? What wil...Gotta wonder, though, what is the answer? What will make these kids successful? What can be done to successfully turn the trend of poor parenting and poor family structures? I agree that we can't turn to the schools to be the parents for these kids, but what can be done?Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569949438071408604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11474308.post-28467235887455884192010-09-26T11:23:30.278-04:002010-09-26T11:23:30.278-04:00The state took over those schools in the 90s. Has...The state took over those schools in the 90s. Has anything improved since? You're right--money isn't going to be the thing that fixes this problem.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11474308.post-89338200763711465672010-09-24T16:21:56.370-04:002010-09-24T16:21:56.370-04:00I like Cory Booker. I think he's really got h...I like Cory Booker. I think he's really got his heart in the right place and that he really wants to help the city and make it the great city it used to be. I'm not sure he even knows what he's going to do about the schools. <br /><br />It just seems that the elephant in the room in education discussions is the breakdown of the American family. Why does no one with power want to discuss these things? !Amy Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645173524517798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11474308.post-62460576768787707612010-09-24T16:13:19.055-04:002010-09-24T16:13:19.055-04:00Amen! My sister calls it "selling the school...Amen! My sister calls it "selling the schools" and I agree with that. But I want to know what this mayor thinks he can do to fix the problems in the schools.<br /><br />I just finished reading "Home-Alone America" by Mary Eberstadt. It was scary, because it's true.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.com