tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post4608522993573527788..comments2023-12-24T05:39:44.753-06:00Comments on Mike Klonsky's Blog: Quotable: Karen LewisMike Klonskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02017021676773731024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-9200559993250362892011-07-22T13:39:50.471-05:002011-07-22T13:39:50.471-05:00Mike, this is a great quote! Karen hits the nail s...Mike, this is a great quote! Karen hits the nail square on the head. What our leaders want for their kids is not what they work to give for all kids.Brett Dickersonhttp://ed-intersect.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-71083049184490624842011-07-21T16:01:30.288-05:002011-07-21T16:01:30.288-05:00"I've got friends in low places..." ..."I've got friends in low places..." - Garth BrooksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-78215953799323554162011-07-21T15:56:30.622-05:002011-07-21T15:56:30.622-05:00Mr. Cantor,
We send our children to a Chicago pub...Mr. Cantor,<br /><br />We send our children to a Chicago public school with a diverse group of students and parents. We like the "cultural capital" they bring. People like Rahm bring a kind of cultural bankruptcy to any school.Public school parentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-51647832443613646252011-07-21T13:09:22.048-05:002011-07-21T13:09:22.048-05:00What makes UofC Lab different from many CPS neighb...What makes UofC Lab different from many CPS neighborhood and charter schools? Funding to support low student:teacher ratios certainly, but also the social and cultural capital available to the students. Rahm's net worth and level of education is likely about the median at Lab. We can change funding and student:teacher ratios in CPS, but what can we do to make up for the differential in cultural capital?Mr. Cantorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463333846222929768noreply@blogger.com