IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMING

Despite rain, school starts with smiles

New beginnings, time for a new start. Let's look at where we are at. We now have a former INNOVATION SCHOOL that wasn't really an INNOVATION SCHOOL. After a little pressure from this exposure, the INNOVATION part of the new school was dropped and the STEM focus has began to be touted.

Now I do like SCIENCE and it can be fun. Yes, I am a closet TREKKIE.

BUT.....

"beam me up CATHE!" What is going on?

Suddenly MONIES became available to make KNOW-ATOM to 3rd,4th, and 5th graders throughout the city (seriously good move). Did anyone else notice that 1st and 2nd graders weren't included? Okay I know there are more important things like the rudiments of READING. I mean who cares what a TRICORDER does, if you can't read what it says?

HMM...,

why then would we BRAG about having a NEW school that is STEM based that is limited this year to the first two grades when we have already PUBLICLY acknowledged that we don't think that the time is right to spend extra money on.

MAYBE....

that's because the students can't read the word - STEM - yet.

BUT....

who can read it are POTENTIAL VOTERS who can be deceived about innovative educational illusions than results from our kids.

ANYWAY....

let's just sit back and wait for those improved MCAS scores!