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San Diego Opera head says all want to save company
The original article is from a KPBS website.— April 12, 2014 11:20 a.m.
San Diego Opera head says all want to save company
Just in case it is helpful, for any who might want some further info, apparently Voice of San Diego has an article on (I hope I am understanding this) the state AG office wanting to look into Ian and Ann Campbell's salaries, as various non-profit regulations may have been violated.— April 12, 2014 10:57 a.m.
Standardized tests shunned by South Bay parents
Very well presented, great time-lines. I can tell people have really thought this through! I sure wish I had had something similar when my daughter was a 9th grader!!!— April 12, 2014 10:39 a.m.
San Diego Opera head says all want to save company
New York is a big place, and he could certainly be virtually invisible there. Would his ego be able to manage that? Maybe that will be the ultimate test...if he is there with his new love, and no one there really gives a rip he is "Ian Campbell", or "Ian, the Crumb bum Campbell", that could prove interesting. Talk about your supernumerary...— April 12, 2014 9:11 a.m.
San Diego Opera head says all want to save company
If this is indeed the case, it this an example of a power grab? Is it a legal power grab?— April 12, 2014 8:56 a.m.
Standardized tests shunned by South Bay parents
On the topic of "If You Build It"...I was able to attend a panel discussion a few months ago with some of the people involved with the program and the film, and was very impressed. There are difficulties involved in trying to bring back this type of instruction to the public schools. Two thoughts in specific were brought up: insurance on the operation of heavy equipment by students is no small matter; and, the other is that shop class has been seen as a way that lower income and minority students were tracked into a second-class version of public education. So it is a hard sell. But as BBQ has mentioned, people learn in different ways. Some learn better in a more hands on environment. Anyway, the "rethinking" part of this program is that students learn the math, design and problem solving behind everything they do. They learn teamwork, they learn pride in accomplishing the creation of something from a concept to a model to a reality. From the program in North Carolina that lasted just a couple of years, many of the approx. 20 students went from being unmotivated to being engaged in their own futures. Most went on to college, when they hadn't really considered that before. (Now this program is underway in Berkeley, CA, in a middle school and a high school. I hope to hear more from these people.) The students were given the physical tools and learned to use those, and then realized what else they could accomplish. Education has always been something of a guessing game, because we can never know exactly what every student needs at every moment. So we hope we cover all the bases, or we try to cover all the bases. The funny thing about people is that you just never know what is going to "take" or "stick". Which is why early exposure to all the arts is necessary, and early exposure to learning how things work is also necessary, and early exposure to the importance of caring for our physical world and our own being. How can schools accomplish all that? It is an impossible task, but teachers do it EVERY SINGLE DAY! I have the utmost respect for that.— April 12, 2014 8:41 a.m.
San Diego Opera head says all want to save company
So does the "core committee of 5" trump the "special committee"? If things do require a final vote, are all votes equal? Would all board members get to vote? Or would another set-up be attempted, with the "core committee" maneuvering things?— April 11, 2014 8:47 p.m.
Standardized tests shunned by South Bay parents
SpecialEd, and you are special! I think you and all your many friends should go see the documentary "If You Build It". I have mentioned this a couple of times, and no one has ever commented on it. Shop class rethought...there is some great stuff there. It's about a community learning to pull together, and ending up better off than when they started.— April 11, 2014 6:19 p.m.
Standardized tests shunned by South Bay parents
shirleyberan--I appreciate your encouraging thoughts, but perhaps I can do more good as an independent thinker/commentator. I do believe that what Sweetwater needs right now is some people who are trained in forensic accounting to really dig into what has been going on. We need people who can figure out the real estate messes, and clear up all the other messes around the district as well. We need to get to the bottom of the charter school deals--are contracts signed for a certain number of years, or if things aren't working, is the district able to cut any losses? Are we on the hook forever with these things? Is the authorization of all this legitimate, or is there some dubious activity involved? So much has been done "fast and loose", as opposed to sensible and organized--that it will take a bit of time to figure out priorities for the NEW BOARD and the NEW SUPERINTENDENT who will, with any luck, be interested in bringing about some real change and positive momentum to Sweetwater.— April 11, 2014 4:40 p.m.
San Diego Opera head says all want to save company
I was able to read the letter dated 4/10 from Opera America (addressed to Karen Cohn and board members) that was posted on facebook, filled with very sensible suggestions. I wonder if it will be read and considered. I somehow don't think all this has been orchestrated to benefit the Chargers and Mr. Spanos. If the end result is a flourishing SD Opera with more checks and balances in place and some flexibility in a couple of other areas, it would be great. Is that only available via a Faustian bargain? I don't know. Or just a move on the chess board?— April 11, 2014 3:55 p.m.