Movement.

“Everything becomes a movement these days that has any.” Ralph Caplan

Leave it to Ralph to give me a very subtle email tickle when I need one. It’s the right kind of message when you realize so many groups use a word loaded with so much history. In the past, you could see a women’s movement, a civil rights movement, and a peace movement. Now you see movements comprised of data comprised of zero’s and one’s. What’s moving? The movements are more on screen and out of body and in mind. There is some good to all of these new movements but there is also a lack of touch with the world and what it really means if anything, to be part of a movement or to understand the consequences of one

The Out Of School Youth paper, "The Final Score is Not the Final Score" finally went out. It took longer than I thought it would take and I’m not sure why. It was vetted by quite a few people. Thank you Sam, Talmira, Ron and Leslie for taking a good look at the piece. I hope it resonates with people out there and helps change practice and policy. If feedback comes back that informs and shakes up our work in some significant ways that would be great.

My east coast swing took me to Newark where I met up with Carlos at a meeting at the Prudential Foundation. We had a real good introductory meeting and left hopeful that Prudential will support our work in Newark. Next I went across a few rivers to my first and long overdo visit to Francis Perkins Academy in Brooklyn. The school is on Bedford Ave, the street I grew up on. Its also down the block from my grandfather’s apartment I had a real nice meeting with the new principal, Jocelyn Santana. She is taking over for Javier Guzman who is now at New Village in Los Angeles. Jocelyn has been involved in alternative education in New York City for 20 years. She knows this ever-changing system well and will be able to lead the school through this complicated place called NYC.  

On Thursday, I was in Camden where Tim and I met with Deputy Superintendent Reuben Mills. Camden is getting ready to have a BPL middle school as well as expand MetEast. MetEast is going into its 6th year of school. We are going into our 8th year in Camden. It is hard to believe that Tim started with us when he was 26. Through real difficulties he has created a school and a presence in Camden where the work is rooted in the community and is growing. 

Please feel free to send me your thoughts, comments, reactions, or suggestions. I would love to hear from you!

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