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When I was in high school, I remember loving a book called "Up the Down Staircase" which made me first aware of the pointless stupidity of bureaucracy. Today, S comes home from school and fills me in on the solution her school has come up with to solve the many major problems faced by a school trying to make integration work in troubled times. You guessed it: their solution is to designate one staircase the "Up" staircase and another one the "Down" staircase. The more things change . . .
Sun, Sept. 4:
J - 6
B - 6
Mon, Sept. 5:
J - 4
B - 8
Sun, Sept. 4:
J - 6
B - 6
Mon, Sept. 5:
J - 4
B - 8
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Date: 2005-09-06 04:07 pm (UTC)Also, Shaker had that policy back when your generation walked its halls, my parents have said.
Fools.
::thinks some more::
Don't tell me they think this will solve the problems highlighted in Al Slawson's Sun Press letter.
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Date: 2005-09-06 04:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-06 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-06 05:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-07 03:20 am (UTC)a) to look like they're paying attention to those forms
b) to look like they're addressing the issues in the articles (until they do)
c) to solve traffic problems, which either don't exist or will not be solved by this
[d) to make anyone who said the staircases are crowded regret it?]
What I have heard as opinions from other students is that '09 freshman don't use the back stairs enough and may have trouble with the crowded staircases? I say live with it. It's not that bad and it's a lot easier/faster to go up/down the staircase that gets you where you need to go.
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Date: 2005-09-07 01:18 pm (UTC)Hey, I only use the main stairs when there's no other way!
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Date: 2005-09-07 01:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-07 04:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-07 01:21 pm (UTC)Here's my theory to the Shaker way. Everyone is nice a pleasant to each other, and then disses them thoroughly behing their back. You know it must be happening, but you hardly ever see signs of other people talking about you, so why would it drive a teacher to need medication? Seriously, that's not the Shaker way.
(note that I was only half kidding there)
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Date: 2005-09-07 01:46 pm (UTC)The staircase issue did really put me back in my youth, however! Things really don't change at all!
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Date: 2005-09-07 01:52 pm (UTC)