As a community member who wants to live in a city of advanced education, technology, transportation and a myriad of other things, I am continuously disheartened by the progression of our city. I work with parents daily who continue to stand up for their rights and are continuously turned off by the blatant attempt to fractionalize their inclusion concerning their child(ren)'s education. As a person who is waiting for Kansas City to catch up to the rest of the world, I want to live in a city that progresses and values it's citizens. I won't belabour the point with socioeconomic and racial history nor will I forget this history; but I am willing to belaobur what can occur in the future.
I was asked a while ago what kind of Kansas City would I want to see in 2020? I named the usuals: better schools, transportation and commerce back into our city. Then I was asked, what is stopping these from occurring? I was puzzled because I couldn't yield to the idea of it being everyone else's decisions stopping it. I had to accept some responsibility in the matter. I pondered the question for a few weeks. I asked some parents their thoughts on the matter and they helped me come down to one conclusion: everyone wants thier child to have a good education. Class, race, background nor can divert this point.
How do the parents in Kansas City, MO (district, charter and private alike) ensure everyone's child gets a good education?
I was asked a while ago what kind of Kansas City would I want to see in 2020? I named the usuals: better schools, transportation and commerce back into our city. Then I was asked, what is stopping these from occurring? I was puzzled because I couldn't yield to the idea of it being everyone else's decisions stopping it. I had to accept some responsibility in the matter. I pondered the question for a few weeks. I asked some parents their thoughts on the matter and they helped me come down to one conclusion: everyone wants thier child to have a good education. Class, race, background nor can divert this point.
How do the parents in Kansas City, MO (district, charter and private alike) ensure everyone's child gets a good education?
