[Vision2020] Effective v. ineffective idealism

[Jack Porter]

I resent the tone of moral superiority affected by Joan and Keely regarding 
the alternative high school.  "Throw-away kids" is not a term, or a 
concept, used by anyone I know.  Those of us who have advocated running a 
bond levy to rebuild West Park and Russell without the alternative high 
school thought that plan would get more votes, and it's too bad the school 
district didn't include that option on the survey so we could find out.

Keely thinks that tactic would be "viciously pragmatic," but I ask, is it 
more harmful to kids to pass a levy that solves some problems, or to fail 
one levy after another and solve none?

The list of desirable improvements in the schools is far too long for 
voters to be willing to fund them all right now.  So should we prioritize 
and try to eke out a 2/3 majority for something, or refuse to support any 
proposal that doesn't include someone's favorite project?

Jack Porter