Comments on: Hot Topic of the Week: The Latest Spartan Banner Editorial http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/ To a sufficient degree; in an evenhanded manner. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:53:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Cindy Kilkenny http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19350 Cindy Kilkenny Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:41:16 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19350 Nah. It's better than that. Nah. It’s better than that.

]]> By: BrkfldDad http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19347 BrkfldDad Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19347 Cmon, just a hint? Did the homecoming court build a swingset on the roof???? :) Cmon, just a hint? Did the homecoming court build a swingset on the roof???? :)

]]> By: Cindy Kilkenny http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19343 Cindy Kilkenny Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:03:18 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19343 The facts still need to line up. That's the most important part. The facts still need to line up. That’s the most important part.

]]> By: Anthony http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19342 Anthony Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:01:34 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19342 I can't wait for the Brookfield Now and the Banner stories about this issue. I'm curious to see what happened. I also have a feeling that this is going to be next week's "Hot Topic of the Week". I can’t wait for the Brookfield Now and the Banner stories about this issue. I’m curious to see what happened.

I also have a feeling that this is going to be next week’s “Hot Topic of the Week”.

]]> By: Ryan W. http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19341 Ryan W. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:13:47 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19341 Yeah, I'm not trying to keep secrets or anything, but I wanna wait until I personally see some reports until I talk about it. Our managing editor is writing the story anyway, so I don't even know the full story either... Yeah, I’m not trying to keep secrets or anything, but I wanna wait until I personally see some reports until I talk about it.

Our managing editor is writing the story anyway, so I don’t even know the full story either…

]]> By: Cindy Kilkenny http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19340 Cindy Kilkenny Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:49:24 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19340 Well, from what I understand it's big news. I'm not tickled with Joe's statement RE: Spartanettes, but if his research pans out, he'll still earn my respect. Well, from what I understand it’s big news. I’m not tickled with Joe’s statement RE: Spartanettes, but if his research pans out, he’ll still earn my respect.

]]> By: Ryan W. http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19339 Ryan W. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:18:18 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19339 Well, according to Joe... This week? Or you could wait for next issue of the Banner! lol Well, according to Joe…

This week?

Or you could wait for next issue of the Banner! lol

]]> By: Cindy Kilkenny http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19328 Cindy Kilkenny Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:28:36 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19328 When are the rest of us to be "informed?" When are the rest of us to be “informed?”

]]> By: Ryan W. http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19322 Ryan W. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:00:31 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19322 Joe- That's fair enough. I don't doubt that you are getting to work, and I falsely assumed that you were accusing me of being whiny. I apologize. I have... "been informed" of the homecoming issue. Ryan Joe-

That’s fair enough. I don’t doubt that you are getting to work, and I falsely assumed that you were accusing me of being whiny. I apologize.

I have… “been informed” of the homecoming issue.

Ryan

]]> By: Kathryn http://fairlyconservative.com/2009/11/04/hot-topic-of-the-week-the-latest-spartan-banner-editorial/#comment-19293 Kathryn Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:02 +0000 http://fairlyconservative.com/?p=7631#comment-19293 This is an interesting conversation. I’ll add a parental perspective. The fact that students print editorials is great. However, it doesn’t follow that the principal or anyone else is obliged to reply. An editorial is an opinion stated in a public venue. Once it’s out there, others are free to respond or not. If you want a conversation, make an appointment. If you want an action taken, appeal to your student council; that is how you won the exam exemption discussed a few days ago. That is not to say you will always get what you want, nor will administrators entertain a discussion endlessly. That is their prerogative. You may be correct about rigid authoritarianism; that tends to arise in institutions. If you would like the administration to relax a little and take things on a case-by-case basis, you might also ask if students (and their parents) are willing to accept the inconsistencies that are bound to occur without crying “Unfair!” at every disappointment. There is a trade-off. The idea that nobody cares about your school or the students is wrong. I don’t know your principal personally, but I’ve seen him in action and I can tell you that he does care—a lot. School issues can be contentious precisely because so many people care. Schools exist because communities want to educate young people, want to offer them something to enrich their lives. You can reduce that to an economic exchange or a utilitarian bargain, but you will be missing the point. First and foremost schools are about giving students the benefits of an education. We adults will debate and sometimes fight about the specifics—what to teach, how to pay for it, etc.--but basically we are all on the same side: yours. This is an interesting conversation. I’ll add a parental perspective.

The fact that students print editorials is great. However, it doesn’t follow that the principal or anyone else is obliged to reply. An editorial is an opinion stated in a public venue. Once it’s out there, others are free to respond or not. If you want a conversation, make an appointment. If you want an action taken, appeal to your student council; that is how you won the exam exemption discussed a few days ago. That is not to say you will always get what you want, nor will administrators entertain a discussion endlessly. That is their prerogative.

You may be correct about rigid authoritarianism; that tends to arise in institutions. If you would like the administration to relax a little and take things on a case-by-case basis, you might also ask if students (and their parents) are willing to accept the inconsistencies that are bound to occur without crying “Unfair!” at every disappointment. There is a trade-off.

The idea that nobody cares about your school or the students is wrong. I don’t know your principal personally, but I’ve seen him in action and I can tell you that he does care—a lot. School issues can be contentious precisely because so many people care.

Schools exist because communities want to educate young people, want to offer them something to enrich their lives. You can reduce that to an economic exchange or a utilitarian bargain, but you will be missing the point. First and foremost schools are about giving students the benefits of an education. We adults will debate and sometimes fight about the specifics—what to teach, how to pay for it, etc.–but basically we are all on the same side: yours.

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