You could be right! On Friday I signed the petitions for two people who have never run for public office before. I trust both and believe both are running to improve the School District while being responsive to the concerns of the citizens of the district.
Joseph G Thompson
Carl Fahrenwald
2011.02.20
Cory- now that the bond issue threat has passed, can you give it a rest? I thought you were a bit hard on the school and community officials involved with the research and promotion of the now defeated Madison school bond issue. How is it that the community people involved with the previous bond issue did not represent valid community input?
caheidelbergerPost author | 2011.02.20
Carl, if the school had worked as hard to get people involved in the planning process as they did to get people to mark ballots early after the board approved the preferred plan, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
It wasn't Cory that defeated the bond issue. The supporters were not inspired enough to get out and vote.
I was wrong about having a plan. What we need is a strong and defined vision: the "why" of any project. We have the "what": an improved high school and maybe even a new gym.
The great dreamers challenged us to make the world a better place. All of the project can be done IF we understand "why" we are doing it.
caheidelbergerPost author | 2011.02.20
My "why": improve academic opportunities and achievement for all students. I have yet to hear a coherent case as to how a big gym is part of the "what" we need to achieve that "why", let alone how a big gym would achieve that "why" better than a number of other alternatives I can think of.
I think you are confusing the "why" with the "what" or the "how".
caheidelbergerPost author | 2011.02.20
No I'm not. Academic opportunities and achievement are why the school exists... unless you're looking for some broader statement of our mission to create intelligent citizens who can sustain the democracy.
Nonnie
2011.02.20
It isn't only the "why" are we doing it, as stated above. It is "how" will it be paid for and "who" is going to pay for it. I think most agree on the why, maybe not as great a why as this proposal, but do not agree regarding funding or timing.
Academic achievement is a result not a "why". The whole remodel plan, cost and how we pay it are secondary.
Do we want to be the Wright brothers or Samuel Pierpont Langley?
Cory, isn't TED great!
caheidelbergerPost author | 2011.02.20
I guess I'm not going to pass that marketing test. making kids smarter, equipping them with all the brain power we can, is why the school is here. If that's not the "Why", I don't know what is.
You could be right! On Friday I signed the petitions for two people who have never run for public office before. I trust both and believe both are running to improve the School District while being responsive to the concerns of the citizens of the district.
Joseph G Thompson
Cory- now that the bond issue threat has passed, can you give it a rest? I thought you were a bit hard on the school and community officials involved with the research and promotion of the now defeated Madison school bond issue. How is it that the community people involved with the previous bond issue did not represent valid community input?
Carl, if the school had worked as hard to get people involved in the planning process as they did to get people to mark ballots early after the board approved the preferred plan, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
Joe! Names! Who's running?!
It wasn't Cory that defeated the bond issue. The supporters were not inspired enough to get out and vote.
I was wrong about having a plan. What we need is a strong and defined vision: the "why" of any project. We have the "what": an improved high school and maybe even a new gym.
The great dreamers challenged us to make the world a better place. All of the project can be done IF we understand "why" we are doing it.
My "why": improve academic opportunities and achievement for all students. I have yet to hear a coherent case as to how a big gym is part of the "what" we need to achieve that "why", let alone how a big gym would achieve that "why" better than a number of other alternatives I can think of.
I think you are confusing the "why" with the "what" or the "how".
No I'm not. Academic opportunities and achievement are why the school exists... unless you're looking for some broader statement of our mission to create intelligent citizens who can sustain the democracy.
It isn't only the "why" are we doing it, as stated above. It is "how" will it be paid for and "who" is going to pay for it. I think most agree on the why, maybe not as great a why as this proposal, but do not agree regarding funding or timing.
Academic achievement is a result not a "why". The whole remodel plan, cost and how we pay it are secondary.
Do we want to be the Wright brothers or Samuel Pierpont Langley?
Cory, isn't TED great!
I guess I'm not going to pass that marketing test. making kids smarter, equipping them with all the brain power we can, is why the school is here. If that's not the "Why", I don't know what is.