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Me and Maya down by the schoolyard.

5/18/2012

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I am pretty sure it has been quite some time since Maya Frost was here at her high school alma mater. 

  She was certainly here this morning! 
 
She got a bonus today as an angry woman stopped to tell me that she gets angry every time she sees on my protest beat.

I told her I was not angry at all.   
 :)
The angry woman told me her daughter was in boot camp and her sister just retired from the military.    

Ok.

She assumed that I was protesting ALL military in general. 
  I pointed out that my sign does not say anything of that sort.
 
I do have some good people skills and used them this morning.

The angry woman calmed down and I gently told her my issues with the school and their lack of policies in regard to ALL recruiters and, danged, if she did not agree with me on a couple of items.

I introduced myself and we shook hands.

She repeated something that I have heard from other people in this area.  There seems to be a generational way of thinking, that the military is the only way "out" of this
 semi-impoverished area.

That means to me that these children are not being given enough information that can show a wide variety of 
futures for them.    

 This saddens me. 

   It might sadden you too.

I am not saying these children are not smart nor motivated - I am saying they are being funneled towards the lowest common denominator by their parents and grandparents and the public schools lack of expectations.  

How can I raise expectations for this small rural school district?

Let me see.....

 


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Maya and me.

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Tim Moore
5/18/2012 10:27:26 am

The military option is one that should be decided outside the school setting. Since public law allows the recruitment of children in our public schools, the "opt out" feature of contacting students at home should cover all students at the school.

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