Crime In Chicago

One of the best ways to dramatically lower the crime rate in Chicago is to improve the elementary schools. One of the best ways to improve the elementary schools is to improve the home life of the students. Now that requires the Chicago Public Schools to institute mandatory parenting classes for all CPS parents and students.

What do you think?


Marc Sims

viewpointchicago@yahoo.com

Academic Goal Setting For Parents

President Barack Obama, says there's one sure thing parents can do to help their kids learn, regardless of financial means:
Forbid them from watching television on school nights.
Of his own daughters, Malia, and Sasha, Obama told Essence magazine: "The girls don't watch TV during the week. Period."




Academic Goal Setting For Parents

What grade point average you like would for your student to maintain?
4.0?
3.0?
2.5?

Would you like for your student to attend a college in Chicago or outside of the Chicago metro area?

A Chicago City College?
A four year college in Chicago?
A Four year college outside of Chicago?



"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared" .
Whitney Young Jr.

Your Neighborhood School?

Are your political, religious, and community leaders improving your neighborhood school?

Do your children attend a good school?

Only 8% of students in Chicago Public Schools graduate from a 4-year college.

Every future criminal is now attending a neighborhood public school.


Go to this web site to see good is your neighborhood school.
http://iirc.niu.edu

marcsimschicago@gmail.com

Mission Impossible?

To Mayor Rahm Emanuel:


Mr. Mayor:

Would you consider creating a cultural movement that persuades more parents and students to value education?

Would you consider calling upon Chicago's best educators, marketing experts, and grass roots activists to developed and implement plan that will accomplish what seems to be a mission impossible?


Marc Sims

marcsimschicago@gmail.com

Humpty Dumpty Status

Integration, assimilation, consumerism, deindustrialization, ignorance, selfishness, and self-hatred has rendered the African American community to Humpty Dumpty status.


What do you think?

Marc Sims
Chicago

willielynch2103@yahoo.com


PS

As a people, African Americans will be around but irrelevant.

An Inadequate Education

I like the way I write but it ain't professional.


My writing skill is just one reason why I did not attend college.

I know I'm full of excuses, but I also know how it feels like to receive an inadequate education.

An inadequate education crushes academic confidence and sends students to a permanent low income life. Is why all American citizens, especially African Americans, should demand the improvement of our public schools.

An inadequate education is one reason why 70 percent of African Americans are born out of wed lock. An inadequate education is one reason why 70 percent of African American women are single. An inadequate education is a main reason why African American men make up 50% of the prison population.

We will continue to have these problems if we do not demand the improvement of our public schools.





Marc Sims

marcsimschicago@gmail.com

viewpointchicago@yahoo.com

To Improve Urban Public Schools

To Improve Urban Public Schools

I attended the Chicago Public Schools from 1967 to 1980. My teenagers attend the Chicago Public Schools. Basically Chicago Public Schools haven't changed for decades. The CPS works well for the student who has at least one good parent and one good teacher for thirteen years. The CPS does not work well for students who have uninvolved parents and a series of non-effective teachers.

I have visited hundreds of CPS classroom during the 90's and 2000's giving a career day presentation. The vast majority of students are good but there always seems to be a few of students who weakens the growth of the entire class. Anyone who visits a good Chicago Public Schools then visits a poorly performing Chicago Public School can quickly figure out how to improve a "bad" public school. It will not be easy and thousands of parents will get their feelings hurt. Mayor Emanuel and Jean-Claude Brizard will have to teach some parents how to properly raise a child so they can receive good grades in school.

Mayor Emanuel and Jean-Claude Brizard could be accused of hurting the feeling of Chicago Public School teachers. Collectively their feelings need to be hurt. As long as I lived in Chicago I have never seen the Chicago Teachers Union developed a comprehensive plan to improve poorly performing schools. The Chicago Teachers Union are now being backed in to a corner by Charter Schools and Turnaround Schools. The Chicago Teachers Union are go down with a fight but will they present a plan to improve failing schools?

One main challenge for Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Jean-Claude Brizard and the Chicago Teachers Union is improving Chicago Public School parents. You do not need to be a parent to know the Chicago Public Schools need more good parents. You don't have to be a educator to know the good CPS students tend to come from stable homes with at least one involved parent.

I'm sure there are parents who will be offended if the CPS tells them how to raise their child, but they need be told. These parents will be offended if you give their child a new sense of hope that will help them transcend their low income urban culture. This is where the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union need a greater focus. The Chicago Public Schools will never truly improve until they create a culture that will counteract a student's low income urban neighborhood culture.

marcsimschicago@gmail.com