ALBANY- DETROIT
ON THE HUDSON
UPDATE 12 Oct 2015

Albany, NY is fast becoming
Detroit on the Hudson.

A 12 million dollar plus
gap in the proposed city
budget for next year.

One third of the housing
units in the city are owner
occupied mostly by aging
homeowners with declining
or fixed incomes.

The single family residential
zoned neighborhoods pay the
lion's share of the property taxes
that support city schools and
city government services.

The City Administration is
in the process of rezoning
and reassessing these
neighborhoods  in accordance
with the federal (HUD) agenda
to social engineer the socioeconomic
character of these largely white
higher income neighborhoods.

The plan is to redistribute the
poverty by building  high rise
low income, subsidized housing
in these neighborhoods.

This is part and parcel of the
Obama plan to grant amnesty
to the tens of millions of
illegals who have invaded
our Nation and to resettle
hundreds of thousands of
"refugees" from the Middle
East and Africa, largely
Muslims , throughout America.

Read:

 https://lexingtonlibertarian.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/obama-to-diversify-neighborhoods-by-federal-takeover-of-local-zoning-laws/comment-page-1/

 http://www.rocklandtimes.com/2013/09/26/new-hud-rule-takes-control-of-local-zoning/

Transformation of America
right down to your residential
neighborhoods.

Family Promise, Bethany Reformed
Church, Mater Christi and other
churches and synagogues in the
City of Albany, as well as suburban
towns in the county, who are participating
in the Family Promise homeless empire
are sowing the seeds of destroying the
residential integrity and quality of life
of single family residential zoned
neighborhoods and property tax
bases, in the City of Albany
and  the County of Albany
whether, intentionally, or not. 

HUD will reward compliant
municipalities with generous
cash grants. Perhaps, partcipating
not for profits, churches and
synagogues too?

In the case of Albany, this
will help the present Mayor
balance the books.. for a
little while.

However, in a few years the
residential integrity and
character of those single
family residentially zoned
neighborhoods will be
destroyed. Property values 
will fall, a mass exodus of
single family homeowners
will occur,  the city tax base
will decline. Support for city
schools and city government
services will dry up.

The transformation of Albany
to Detroit on the Hudson will
be complete.

What of the current Mayor?
The Mayor will be long gone
rewarded with a high paying
administrative post in the
federal government.

The Article 78  proceeding which
I brought to Annul the Albany
City Board of Zoning Appeals
decision granting Family Promise
and Bethany from destroying
the residential integrity integrity
of the Buckingham Pond Crestwood
and adjacent single family zoned
residential neighborhoods, by
converting the use of the vacant
parsonage at 738 New Scotland
Avenue , to a regional  homeless
social services "hub", asks the Court
to uphold the City Code Administrator's
denial of the Family Promise
application for a permit to convert
738 New Scotland Avenue, to a
homeless, social services hub is
the correct interpretation of the
City Code.

The Supreme Court will decide
this case  after the November 3
Election. 

Do you suppose that the
Common Council will quietly
vote to change the City Zoning Code
at the last meeting in December?

Residents of single family zoned
districts in the Towns of Albany
County, pay attention, you are
next.

You might check with candidates
for Town Board and County
Legislature seats in the November
Election, to see where they stand
on this issue.  School Board candidates
too.

Be sure to do this before the
November 3 Election.

Enjoy Albany's new theme
song. Check to see if it on the
juke box when you hit your
favorite watering hole tonight.

 https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=detrit+city+bobby+bare&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&


https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=detrit+city+song&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&h


                                Joe Sullivan

UPDATE 12 Oct 2015

The song of flight. Albany homeowners.
Some will go South, others West:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC50XxmgDCg

and


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yYc8mYfrkg

(followed by the Magpie)
                               
                                 Joe Sullivan

                     


                       




 

SULLIVAN CAMPAIGN
FOR ALBANY COUNTY
LEGISLATOR UNDERWAY

Joseph P Sullivan is the Conservative
(Row C) and  Reform (Row H)
candidate for Albany County Legislator
District 10 in the November 3 General
Election. Polls open 6 AM to 9 PM.

District 10 is entirely in the City of
Albany and includes the following
Wards/Election Districts - 8-3, 8-4
8-6. 9-2, 9-9, 10-1, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5
14-6, 14-7 and 14-8.

The 10th district is largely comprised
of the last, best single family neighbor-
hoods in the City of Albany.

The district includes St Peter's Hospital
several neighborhood commercial zones
along New Scotland Avenue,  between
South Main Ave and the NYS Thruway
Crestwood Plaza, on Whitehall Road
the CP Center,Temple Israel, Mercy
Convent, Maria College, Bethany
Reformed and Mater Christi  Churches
Ohav Shalom Synagogue and several
apartment zones including South Allen St
Hackett Blvd,Weis Rd and Picotte Dr and
Ohav Shalom Senior apartments on 
Krum Kill Rd


Sullivan has served as Buckingham
Pond Crestwood Neighborhood
Association President for the past
30 years.

The main objective of the BPCNA
has been to maintain/improve the
residential integrity/quality of
life of the neighborhood.

To that end, Sullivan's leadership
has resulted in saving open spaces
including green spaces along
New Scotland Avenue at South
Manning, Krum Kill and Whitehall
blocking a plan to build luxury housing
and rezoning Albany Muni Golf Course
Land Conservation (LC) - park land
resulting in creation of the Hartman
Rd Community Garden; rezoning
Buckingham Pond, and shore area
LC which created Buckingham Pond
Park and subsequent improvements
to the park over the years.

Sullivan provided leadership that
resulted in blocking undesirable
land use changes that would have
adversely impacted the residential
integrity of the neighborhood
including a proposed big box store
at Krum Kill and New Scotland
a 12 story apartment house-
parking garage on Krum Kill Rd
converting Mercy Convent to office
space, siting a halfway house for
drug treatment at the NW corner
of South Manning and New Scotland
Avenue and building a 3rd middle
school at Whitehall and New Scotland
or along Krum Kill Rd bordering
Crescent Dr.

Read the neighborhood website
for the past decade, but particularly
posts from January to present in
2015:

http://bcpnanews.blogspot.com

for much more, including an
update on the Article 78  Sullivan
has before the State Supreme
Court to annul the Albany City
BZA determination which over
ruled the City Code Administrator's
denial of the Bethany Family Promise
application to operate their proposed
Capital Region homeless social 
services program hub out of 738 New
Scotland Avenue - which is not a
permitted use of a single family
dwelling in this single family
residential zoned neighborhood
pursuant to the Albany City
Zoning Code.

If left to stand the BZA action
will have a disastrous impact
on neighborhood home values
the city tax base and
support for city schools and
city services.

Something that a city on the
verge of bankruptcy, with a
12 million dollar plus budget
shortfall, can not survive.


Explore the posts on this blog
Lonerangeralbany
right side links including:
Urban Blight,  Welfare Spending
Unsustainable and more.

You can also search topics
like albany city schools by
entering  topics in the
search bar at the top of
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bpcnanews



Sullivan's priorities as County
Legislator include:

1. Upholding his oath of office 
    the U.S and NYS Constitution

2. Representing the residents of
    the 10th District, and County
    of Albany, to the best of his ability

3. Maintaining/improving the
   residential integrity/quality of
   life of this largely single family
   residential zoned district.

   Click on Urban Blight link
   right side of this blog.

4. Working to keep local farmers
   and farmland as a vital source
   of local food production

5. Improving education in Albany
    schools, which includes return
    to K-8 neighborhood schools
    rejecting common core, a return
    to local-state control of education
    and improved graduation rates.

Read:

 http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/2015/05/some-thoughts-to-ponder-when-you-vote.html

 http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/2009/09/change-is-in-air-change-is-in-air.html

6. Tapping into the 765 KV Quebec
     to NYC hydro power line that
     will be built through Albany in
     the near future, to help reduce
     electric rates and provide a
     reliable source of clean energy 
     for local homes, schools, hospitals
     and businesses.

7.  Curbing social services expenses
     and abuses. Social services spending
     is the major portion of the county
     budget and the social services burden
     falls most heavily on the City of Albany.
     Sullivan, as county legislator, will
     request a full review and audit of
     county social services to determine
     who collects what and for how long
     and to purge the county social service
     rolls of illegal aliens and double-triple
     dippers who travel to collect benefits
     in other counties/states under multiple
     assumed names.

     Click on Welfare Spending 
     Unsustainable  link right side of blog.

Read:

 http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/2015/07/no-sanctuary-for-illegals-in-albany.html

8.  Sullivan will do his best to be an
     informed representative, helping to
     create an  informed electorate
     which goes to the polls to vote in
     greater numbers casting informed
     votes rather than blind party line
     votes.

     This is essential to the survival of
     our Nation, state, city and neighbor-
     hoods as well as to the survival of
     each and every citizen.

     More personal responsibilty and
     less reliance on and interference
     from government is essential to
     protecting our Liberty.



                             Joseph P Sullivan
     

   

THE LAST CRUSADE
EUROPE RIP

 http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/02/17/isis-in-libya-overrun-europe-with-i

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2958517/The-Mediterranean-sea-chaos-Gaddafi-

And now the tides from Syria
Iraq, Afghanistan are reaching
Europe.

No Charles The Hammer
to rally Europeans to repel
invaders.

Leaderless nations without
border security will not stand.

The Western world is
committing political  Hari
Kari.

Europe RIP.

USA and Canada next.

                  Joe Sullivan

NO DEAL WITH IRAN
WITH UPDATES

You cannot deal with a
rattlesnake.

Strike them before they
strike us.

Congratulations to
Senator Schumer (D-NY)
for saying "No" to the 
Obama-Kerry deal.

Go beyond saying "No"
Senator Schumer - use
your influence to swing
the necessary number
of Democratic votes to
override the Obama veto.

Democrats, elected, and
Democratic voters hold
the futures of America
and all Americans , including
their own, in their hands.

America First, before
blind allegiance to a party
that is destroying America!

Update  9/3/15

While lapdog Democratic stooges
line up to support Obama's Iran
"deal" beware of an October
surprise.

 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-31/russian-military-forces-arrive-syria-set-forw

and

 http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/2015/09/isis-chemical-weapons-there-and-here.html


Pay close attention Senators
you may be throwing us and
yourselves under the bus!

Update-Overview 9/9/15

 https://www.conservativereview.com/Commentary/2015/09/a-conservative-guide-to-the

                  Joe Sullivan

                     

FIVE POINTS OF
 NEW YORK

America's first and worst slum.

Poor Irish emigrants from the
Tuosist Parish, Kerry, Beara and
elsewhere in Cork settled
there.

Life was extremely hard.

 http://www.longislandwins.com/columns/detail/five_points_on_the_edge_of_the_draft_rio

 http://www.academicroom.com/article/famine-five-points-lord-lansdownes-irish-tenants-encounter-north-americas-most-notorious-slum

They formed the Emigrant Savings
Bank which has a treasure trove 
of depositor records containing
information including the townlands
in Ireland and family connections.

They also formed gangs and went
to fight and die for Lincoln in
the Civil War.

The Tuosist Parish in the Kerry
Part of the Beara Peninsula
still celebrates the gangs of New
York.

Big Tim Sullivan was a famous
Member of Tammany Hall, a
state senator and a congressman.

 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/big-tim-sullivan-tammany-kingmaker/?_r=0

There was a time when New
York was Irish.

Here are a few of the songs that
span that time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK8esayGRE8

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcI_X3aF4FA

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXyv1TW4R4A

                             Joe Sullivan

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Tonight a  lovely Blue Moon
lit up the darkness.

A soft summer's evening
with low humidity and a
clear sky. 

Paddy, Mick, Margaret 
and me walked along
silently enjoying the scene.

There won't be another
Blue Moon for three years.

I pondered what would
the next Blue Moon bring?

Would Obama, his minions
and transformational agenda
be nothing more than a bad
memory?

Would the American electorate
have risen to the challenge of
restoring America, our way
of life and our Constitutional
Republic? 

Will all the tyrants , despots and
incompetents have been driven
from, or denied election to, public
office?

Or, will the next Blue Moon be
obscured by the storm clouds
of a nuclear winter blanketing
a once great Nation reduced
to  lifeless, smoldering rubble? 

Government can not save us.
The people must save our
Nation, our government, our
way of life and themselves.

The 2015 and 2016 elections
are of vital significance to
the survival of America and
all Americans.

                     Joe Sullivan

ENERGY FOR ALBANY

Oil trains are bringing
Dakota oil to the Port
of Albany for transshipment
by sea to  a refinery in
St John's, New Brunswick
Canada.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Oil_Refinery

Soon a 765 kv power line
will be built from Quebec
through Albany to New
York City providing clean
hydro power.

 http://hydroforthefuture.com/capsules/72/a-reliable-transmission-system

Albany City and County
should tap into these
energy sources.

1. Build a refinery at the
Port of Albany which should
provide jobs, an improved
city tax base and lower prices
for gasoline and home heating
oil.

2. Tap into the 765 kv power
line that will carry Quebec
hydro power to NYC.

This should result in a
reliable supply of clean
hydropower for Albany City
and County which will benefit
homeowners, hospitals,schools
and manufacturing .

Rather than merely serving
as a conduit for oil and
electricity, Albany should
utilize these energy resources
to improve the property tax
base, economic development
and jobs, and an improved
quality of life for local residents.

New Yorkers pay high gasoline
taxes that are supposed to fund
highway infrastructure, but
which are siphoned off for
other political uses.

 http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/2015/01/07/new-york-gas-prices-taxes/21391947

                       Joe Sullivan

DIVERSITY WITHOUT
ALLEGIANCE DESTROYS
A NATION

Diversity is glorified by many
politicians in America today
who have the agenda of
fundamentally transforming
America. 

 http://americanactionnews.com/articles/gop-bill-blocks-obama-plan-to-water-down-pledge-taken-by-new-u-s-citizens

Americans should value and
honor their heritages and take
pride in their ancestors.

Far too many modern day
immigrants, legal and illegal
harbor no love for America
 and do not wish to assimilate.

Worse still, many want to
impose their laws, customs
and languages on us.

Some come here with the
aim of destroying America.

Diversity without allegiance
to America will ultimately
destroy our Nation.

Secure our borders, now!

Require all illegals to
register as a first step
to dealing with the problem
of tens of millions of illegals
who have unlawfully invaded
our Nation.

Deport all illegals in our
prisons and jails and those
that those that commit crimes
punishable by incarceration.

Reform our Immigration
Law. Persons from parts of
the world that harbor deep
hatred of America and who
do not aim to assimilate 
peacefully into our way
of life, and who do not
intend to pay allegiance
to America, should not be
accepted as immigrants.

The  same goes for student
visas. Far too many come
here pretending to be students
and become illegal residents.
Many fit the profile of those
who want to destroy America.
No student visas for them!

Unsecured borders and
unrestricted immigration 
of unskilled, uneducated
multitudes who do not
share our culture and 
language, including many
who are intent on doing
us harm, is to commit
national Hari Kari.

Time for politicians to
uphold their oaths of office.

Uphold their oaths to
safeguard our Constitutional
Republic, our way of life
and our language.

                      Joe Sullivan





 

NO SANCTUARY
FOR ILLEGALS
IN ALBANY CITY
AND COUNTY! 

The City Council passed
a resolution declaring
sanctuary for illegal
aliens to be city policy
in 2007.

The Mayor and Common 
Council should rescind
this sanctuary policy
immediately.

The Albany County
government should
affirm that the county
is not a sanctuary for
illegal aliens.

The City school  system
should inform city tax
payers of how many 
illegal alien children
are enrolled in city
schools, at what cost?

Albany County should
canvass welfare and
medicaid rolls to identify
how many illegal aliens
are receiving welfare and
medicaid in Albany City
and County, at what cost?

Local law enforcement
agencies. and Courts
should turn over all illegal
alien perps to ICE.

Social services, medicaid
and law enforcement costs
are a major strain on county
and city budgets. These costs
should be tallied and made
public.

Members of the Common
Council and County Legislators
who represent districts with
larges numbers of social
services/medicaid recipients
should be in the forefront
opposing sanctuary status
for illegal aliens because
American citizens on social
services/medicaid stand to
be adversely impacted by
adding illegals to the rolls.

There is only so much money
to fund social services, medicaid
law enforcement, schools and
health care.

It was recently announced
that Social Security Disability
will be out of money next year.

Social security, medicare/medicaid
face the same fate in the near future.

Far too many Americans are
dependent on the government
for survival. It is sure suicide
to add millions of illegals to the
the public assistance rolls as
well as provide educational and
medical benefits for illegals.

America is a lifeboat adrift
in a sea of world poverty. Take
on too many and the lifeboat
swamps and all aboard are lost.

Voters wake up. Government
policies and politicians who
support them, are destroying
America and our futures.

No amnesty for illegal aliens!

Only informed voters going to
the polls can save America and
themselves.

                         Joe Sullivan

Monday, July 20, 2015

ALBANY CITY
AND COUNTY
DETROIT ON 
ON THE HUDSON

Radical Transformation 
of America coming to
your neighborhood.

 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2015/07/17/finley-obama-vs-suburbs/30307453/

Local churches and
Family Promise are willing
partners in Obama's
plan to radically transform
America and control your
health care, education
and now your neighborhood.

Albany's politicians are
willing partners in this
tyranny - rushing to
rezone and reassess the
city.

Suburbs are next.

                 Joe Sullivan

 

 

Monday, July 13, 2015

WHY?

Why is a city riddled with
potholes, a welfare mecca
on the verge of bankruptcy
rushing to radically transform
local zoning and implement
property tax reassessment?

Read:

http://rezonealbany.com/sites/rezonealbany.com/files/document/pdf/ReZone Albany Technical Report


Here is the answer:

 http://newsbusters.org/blogs/curtis-houck/2015/06/12/megyn-kelly-unloads-obama-over-

and

 http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/34414-huds-social-engineering-is-coming-to-y

An informed electorate 
casting informed votes is
the key to your survival
the survival of Albany
America and our Constitutional
Republic.

Pay attention. Vote smart!

                       Joe Sullivan

http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com

HOO-RAY FOR JOHNNY REB

The backbone of the U S military
then and now!
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHIz5l9LRBg

Those who would dishonor a
battle flag have no honor!

History is what it is. It can not
be rewritten to suit a political
agenda.

Politicians who divide America
are destroying America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9d2COu55Y

                                 Joseph Patrick Sullivan

239 YEARS AGO

As we celebrate our Independence
Resolve to do all that you can to
restore our Liberty and our
Constitutional Republic.

Your informed votes are required.

Read and reflect:

 http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/the-declaration-of-independence

 http://constitutionus.com/

http://www.ushistory.org/us/
                                 
                              Joe Sullivan

WHAT FLAG
DO YOU FLY?

Flag Day was June 14.
Few American flags
flew from Albany homes. 

America is being radically
transformed by politicians
and their special interest
supporters, all  of whom 
despise America and our 
history.

Our history is what it is.

Study it objectively and 
learn from it.

Like it or not, The Battle Flag
of the Army of Northern Virginia
and The Stars and Stripes are
part of our history as a Nation.

Did those who fought and died
for those flags,  die in vain?

Why did these men and hundreds
of thousands more, so value a flag?

http://www.hauntedfieldmusic.com/IrishBrg.html

http://www.loeser.us/flags/civil-irish.html

http://www.sligoheritage.com/archconfedirish.htm 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQL_EQi3M3oo

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfK_aSGZFwo

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVsEVW4x_Q
 
Our Nation is once again divided.

This time we have a President
who is a divider, a Congress that
has surrendered it's legislative
authority and a Supreme Court
which is nothing more than a
pawn of the President.

As President Lincoln said " a
house divided will not stand".

The home front has become
the front line in our battle
to survive as a Nation.

Wise up! Shape up!  Before
the good ship America, and
all  aboard, slip beneath the
shark invested waters of time.

Government cannot save us.
Government is the problem.

We must save ourselves and
our Constitutional Republic
using the political framework
established by the Founders
of this once Great Nation.

"Use it or lose it"!
  

                               Joe Sullivan

IN SEARCH OF
OLD IRELAND?

http://odessatx.us/Britanica_1.htm

                    Joe Sullivan

CARIBBEAN IRISH

 http://www.academia.edu/5074224/The_Irish_in_the_Caribbean

                                    Joe Sullivan

IRISH SLAVES
St Kitt's Memorial

In the early 1600's  Irish
men, women and children
were exiled, by the English
to the Caribbean and Amazon
sold into slavery.

http://republican-news.org/archive/1997/February20/20stkt.html


                      Joe Sullivan

STOP OBAMATRADE!

Obamacare, Obamatrade are
all about control and the
Obama agenda to transform
America- our soveignty, our
Constitutional Republic, our
economy, our way of life and
our pursuit of life, liberty and
happiness.

 http://americanactionnews.com/articles/round-2-obamatrade-s-massive-welfare-expansion
                             and
 http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=bc45d0b8fe1198e5fa0826dec&id=105accb2be&e=c014
 

Yesterday was Flag Day, did
you notice how many homes
had no American flag displayed? 
Sad!

America is on a fast track to
oblivion unless Americans wake
up and become informed, active
participants in restoring our
Constitutional Republic this
year and next.

                         Joe Sullivan

LIFEBOAT AMERICA
WILL FLOUNDER

 http://americanactionnews.com/articles/court-ruling-could-shut-down-detention-centers-for-illegal-immi

If our borders are not secured
and this invasion of tens of millions
of illegals is not reversed pronto.

Amnesty is not the answer.

Allowing waves of impoverished
unskilled, non English speaking
illegal aliens, as well as OTM's
to wash across our Southern
border, and not secure the
border now, is to commit national
suicide.

When lifeboat America is
swamped, all hands will be
lost.

America will be no more! 

                          Joe Sullivan

LOOKING BACK IN 
THE MISTS OF TIME

http://www.vikingage.mic.ul.ie/pdfs/lecture_brian-boru_ancestry-and-descendants.pdf

The link with the O Sullivan Crah or MaCraith branch
of the Kerry side of the Beara Peninsula , West Cork


                          Joe Sullivan

LOOKING OUT
 FOR YOU?

Whose side are these people on?

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/05/28/u-s-military-mistakenly-ships-live-anthrax-to-labs-in-nine-stat/21

                       Joe Sullivan

A DEMOCRAT TO
BE PROUD OF

Well said Sheriff!

http://americanactionnews.com/articles/video-dem-sheriff-on-violent-crime-welcome-to-president-obama

The result of politicians
playing the race card:

 http://www.aol.com/article/2015/05/28/baltimore-residents-fearful-amid-homicide-spike/21187979/

All lives matter! 

                     Joe Sullivan

JUSTICES HELPING TO SAVE USA

JUSTICES HELPING
TO SAVE USA

http://americanactionnews.com/articles/obama-suffers-another-defeat-on-immigration-in-federal-court

UPDATE:

 http://americanactionnews.com/articles/victory-obama-won-t-take-executive-amnesty-fight-to-supreme-court

                          Joe Sullivan

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

TAXING DECISION
NOVEMBER 3

Chris Churchill spells it out:

http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Chris-Churchill-Albany-school-plan-is-anything-6111080.php

                            Joe Sullivan

  EDUCATION?

Some thoughts to ponder when you

vote, or don't, May 19 on school budgets

and assorted propositions to spend more

of your hard earned tax dollars in a vain

attempt to improve "Education". 

 

How about indexing property taxes to

the school graduation rates?

For example, Albany with a 5O percent

graduation rate = a 50 percent reduction

in property taxes for homeowners.

  

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

LEARN THIS

Education is a lifelong process of learning
the attitudes, knowlege, skills and behaviors
essential to earn a living, be an informed
citizen and to find joy in life.

To Learn, one must want to learn, put forth
the effort and apply that which is learned.

As Mayor Jennings often observes, we need
a new template for education, particularly
urban education.

Race To The Top and No Child Left Behind
are examples of well intended, but misguided
government programs that focus on grades
as measures of learning.

Ask not what your students "got". Ask what
did they learn? Observe their behavior.

The true measure of an educated person is
their behavior.

Alan Chartock (WAMC) had an interesting
guest on this subject today. Unfortunately
Prof Simon had no answer for caller Brian
who asked how can  property taxpayers be
sure they get educational value for the support
they provide for public schools?

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/657/0/1818846/Vox.Pop/Vox.Pop.Hour.1..Student.Evaluation.Methods.in.Education..062211....


The answer lies with property taxpayers
becoming informed and participating in
the educational process at the local level
particularly in school budget and board
elections.

The further answer is to be found in scaling
back the power and control over education
of the NYS and Federal Education Depts.

Lastly, let learners and teachers learn!

The Late, Great Tip O'Neill said that "all
politics are local." 

So, it is with education. All education begins
with parents and the home, cultivating a love
and respect for learning in themselves and
their children.

                                        Joe Sullivan

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