tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post178272492999961195..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Eli Broad's Bloodless CoupPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-18615727217304643722016-06-20T21:33:00.207-04:002016-06-20T21:33:00.207-04:00This whole thing started in 1970 in the New York C...This whole thing started in 1970 in the New York City schools. It started because white people decided they didn't like paying to educate poor minority people who refused to kiss their behinds. Every time they talk about closing schools because the teachers aren't educating the kids, this is what they really mean. Wubishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300933024438937696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-13084564049283393742016-06-20T20:39:05.145-04:002016-06-20T20:39:05.145-04:00Eli Broad's interest in the arts is like the w...Eli Broad's interest in the arts is like the wealthy wildlife Safari hunters of the past. His museum is made up of art trophies he has collected to show off his wealth to the community. It has nothing to do with art.phila.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583950792868787397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-91042151790160425332016-06-18T00:27:13.033-04:002016-06-18T00:27:13.033-04:00If Eli Broad were willing to listen instead of dic...If Eli Broad were willing to listen instead of dictate, those on the ground in LA would be more than happy to give him advice as to where he, as a supporter of the arts, could put his money - into after school arts programs all over the city.<br /> <br />Imagine, elementary schools that now get an art teacher one day per week, either fall or spring, but not both, could have a program every day, 4-5 days per week, that would offer art, music, dance and theater. And as a further incentive, a nutritious snack could be provided, which for some might well serve as dinner if the cupboard is bare at home, as it was for some of my students. <br /><br />Middle schools and high schools might get support for orchestras, bands, dance groups, and other arts programs. Eli could join forces with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil as they replicate La Sistema, the Venezuelan music program open to all children in that country. <br /><br />But Eli, like Bill, like the Donald, does not listen to anyone but himself, and so, instead of creating a beautiful arts-filled world for the children of LA, he chooses to impose his short-sighted "vision" on their city.Cut to Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175169613161874472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-55074076108156340502016-06-17T10:52:05.926-04:002016-06-17T10:52:05.926-04:00"This is reformsterism at its baldest and wor..."This is reformsterism at its baldest and worst, disregarding democratic process and treating the non-wealthy and non-white as fodder for grabbing power and money, with barely a vague educational justification in sight." <br /><br />They do have a justification - the oldest one in the reformster playbook - those 10 poor areas have API scores of less than 750 - bad test scores means bad schools. API is the California BS testing index that went away 2 years ago; good enough was 800 plus. <br /><br />In the wealthy San Deguito school district in San Diego county every school had over 900 API scores. Obviously they have great schools with great teachers but those schools in the poorer communities of LA obviously have bad schools with bad teachers.<br /><br />It is time for the oh so benevolent and compassionate reform movement led by the selfless philanthropist Eli Broad to disrupt those schools and remove any last semblance of stability from the lives of poor kids and their communities so they can become college and career ready. <br /><br />Besides communities of mostly poor brown and black people need a Daddy to tell them what to do, they don't have the ability to act responsibly in a democratic fashion.<br /><br />See they do have reasons. Some may say it is unfortunate that those reasons are based on ignorance, classism and racism. One must remember whites right and there is a lot of money to be made (only as a side benefit). Thomas Ulticanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347503503072251716noreply@blogger.com