It's great to hear good news
Thanks for running James Sonnenberg's and Stephen Paske's excellent op-ed on critics of Milwaukee Public Schools ("Critics of MPS just won't see for themselves," Feb. 22 Crossroads). They wrote the article I have always wanted to write. I am a retired MPS teacher who through the years also has invited the same people who only berate us on radio or in the newspaper to come and visit the school, but they never answer.
I help throughout all the MPS schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, with the Special Olympics. In the past two weeks, we were at Vincent and North Division, and their students helped us with many challenged athletes. Had I not had the opportunity to work with these students, I would not have known what great students are in these schools. These high school students actually make a positive difference in someone's life - and did I mention they all were going on to higher education?
Wouldn't it be neat if the media could do the same and make MPS students feel good about themselves? If you continually tell a child he's a loser, sooner or later he becomes a loser. But if you reinforce positive actions and thoughts, he has more of a chance of being a winner.
I challenge newspapers to take a page a week and talk radio to take five minutes a week and point out some of the great happenings in MPS.
Joy Adams
St. Francis
Good idea, Joy! Thanks for the support.
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