tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post3320450027632474499..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: The Bridge: A Different PerspectiveCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-63663792553365363732013-09-14T11:02:57.275-04:002013-09-14T11:02:57.275-04:00John et al,
Unfortunately, the problem with our ...John et al, <br /><br />Unfortunately, the problem with our school district is elsewhere: Albany and Washington, mostly Albany. The state provides over 60% of the bucks to run this little $43million operation and believe me HCSD knows where its masters are. It took an act of the legislature, for God's sake, just to put in a little school on Warren Street; by the same token, once the legislature said Yes, who cares about Warren Street? Sorry, but the only way to break the habit of arrogance -- and incompetence -- shown by HCSD is by the community to go after the real enemies in Albany, including the all-powerful New York State Union of Teachers, which constantly stands in the way of improvement.Peter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-77542839328280910022013-09-12T22:26:46.851-04:002013-09-12T22:26:46.851-04:00The 3 Stooges ran a more efficient operation.The 3 Stooges ran a more efficient operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-42925684605184581962013-09-12T14:28:52.503-04:002013-09-12T14:28:52.503-04:00Sorry Kids.
Make this a learning experience for ...Sorry Kids. <br />Make this a learning experience for your future.<br />A piece of paper associated with a person does not indicate intelligence.<br />I wish you all the best in your new school year(s)where ever it may be. tmdonofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370760970951114120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-29082537594388153902013-09-12T13:29:56.361-04:002013-09-12T13:29:56.361-04:00Process sounds much like that of the LWRP.Process sounds much like that of the LWRP.1Riparianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248602693560230557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-76978483454958248292013-09-12T12:38:58.145-04:002013-09-12T12:38:58.145-04:00This project has, and continues to be, characteriz...This project has, and continues to be, characterized by opacity and the pettifogging of the HCSD officials charged with its administration. They tried to do something secretive (because they also knew there would be precious little community support for it in its present location) and quickly. In the end, they just succeeded in making a series of tactical, and now it appears legal, mistakes. Who loses? Once again -- the kids. But also the community which supports the District and which is supposed to, in turn, support the community. But the HCSD -- as embodied by its employees -- has shown again and again that it is more interested in perquisites for those same employees than in accomplishing its mission of basic education.<br /><br />As to why Columbia Greene Multimedia or whatever the R-S would like to call itself would report this story on one side of the river and not the other when it clearly impacts this side more (due to the physical location of the ALP actually, you know, being on this side of the river): I'd suggest asking whomever is in charge. Unfortunately this task is made difficult by the fact that whomever that is (him? her?) has never introduced themselves to the community.John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514407793203424954noreply@blogger.com