Thoughts for Summer: Aspirations, Not Requirements
This is Deborah Meier's last Bridging Differences post before she begins a well-deserved summer break. She will return to the blog in September.
Dear Todd,
I visited two schools in Boston last week. One, the Green Academy, just finished its second year, and the staff half laughingly told me that, best of all, "they survived." The other, Mission Hill, always leaves me elated—as well as worried. Enjoying "the moment" while also imagining what dangers lurk is a good and bad habit of mine!
The geographic move Mission Hill was forced into makes some of its aspirations harder to achieve—such as remaining a racially and economically integrated school. As one of the few in Boston, I realize how little that is valued by those "in charge" and how much it is valued by the staff and families at Mission Hill.
Fortunately, the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action keeps that dream alive, which given the Court's recent history was hardly to be expected. (You have to enjoy even half-victories!) But it remains a
Dear Todd,
I visited two schools in Boston last week. One, the Green Academy, just finished its second year, and the staff half laughingly told me that, best of all, "they survived." The other, Mission Hill, always leaves me elated—as well as worried. Enjoying "the moment" while also imagining what dangers lurk is a good and bad habit of mine!
The geographic move Mission Hill was forced into makes some of its aspirations harder to achieve—such as remaining a racially and economically integrated school. As one of the few in Boston, I realize how little that is valued by those "in charge" and how much it is valued by the staff and families at Mission Hill.
Fortunately, the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action keeps that dream alive, which given the Court's recent history was hardly to be expected. (You have to enjoy even half-victories!) But it remains a