Random post

This post is going to be a bit "gruff", but I really think it needs to be put out there.

First, please know that I in NO way want this blog to be a place where TPS is being slammed, my hope is that it becomes a source of information for those involved with TPS, whether they are a parent, a teacher, an administrator or someone outside looking for info about TPS.

That being said I'm hearing through my "sources" that several people received phone calls this week, myself included, that they have been waiting for since this school year began. It makes me feel better, but I also feel like I've been given a band aid. I can't help but wonder what has taken so long for these phone calls to be made and why it would take someone mentioning taking legal measures or pulling their child out of TPS for action to be taken? I'm glad my blog might be getting read by people who have this kind of "pull" but it saddens me too.

I understand that our school system is in "trouble". If you go over to Toledo Talk you'll find a story about some of the "injustices" going on in our schools, and people debating why this is happening. There are alot of good points in that thread and I highly reccomend that you go check it out!

But it comes down to every parent, teacher and administrator working for these children. I've seen children who are pushed aside, not only by their peers, but by teachers also, for simply being "undesirable" or too much of a handful. It is those children who need the extra help. But NO child, or their families, should have to fight for what legally belongs to them! It's time for our schools to step up to the plate and do their jobs. It's not just the teachers, it is the EINTIRE administration.

The discord that is going on in TPS right now is RIDICULOUS! If it's not the board members arguing at board meetings it's people who once held a "position" in a school telling parents they need to do things that will hurt the entire district simply to draw attention to their specific school.

Look at the entire NW Ohio area right now. How many large employers are shutting the doors and closing up shop? What will losing those jobs do, not only to the community, but to the schools? Maumee alone is talking about possibly losing more than $300,000 because of losing students because of Ford closing. Yes, I know they are not TPS, but why do you think TPS is doing so poorly? Look at how badly the entire area has been going down hill the past few years. Crime rates are high, unemployment is up and the inner city areas are getting worse and worse.

TPS is getting worse because the entire area is getting worse. No one looks out for anyone but themselves anymore. What happened to helping each other out? What happened to the old saying "Love they brother as you would love yourself"? I think this time of year more than any other brings out the worst in everyone because of the slam politics that we see on our tv's on a regular basis. Everyone is so worried about pointing out the bad that the other person is doing when in fact they're doing even worse things, it's just that no one has pointed them out yet.

I think the entire TPS administration, from Mr. Foley down, needs to step back and look at the past few years from our eyes, as parents with children who are going through this. Why do you think we are so angry and unhappy? It's easy, you do not communicate with us or each other. You do nothing but bicker and fight amongst yourselves, yet you expect us to be happy about it? I don't think so! I can guarantee that not ONE of you would be happy if you were having to go through what we are having to go through! You put these commercials on the tv about what a great school TPS is, yet when the news comes on we see clips of you arguing and acting like immature children at a board meeting and making the entire district look like it's being ran by idiots! JUST STOP PLEASE!!! If you want us to trust you with our childrens educations and treat you with respect, you need to first start working together and treating each other with respect. No one will ever always agree with each other, but every one in this world needs to respect that fact that everyone is entitled to their own opinion even if it isn't the same as your own. We don't need "three for change", we need "five for the kids"!!!

Thanks for reading!