The link below discusses the recent Census Bureau bomb shell that Whites will become a minority in the USA a little later than expected due to non-stimulus dollars: of course we have thrown everything at this wailing economy-except leveraging our strengths-our diversity.
Sure, WHITES have been a minority in the global population for centuries. But the white lies we (The USA) have told ourselves-namely-the minorities that are here now-that WHITE supremacy is well-supreme has been a lie the whole while. Sort of like scaring the be-jesus out of slaves-if they only knew they were in the majority the whole while on most slave plantations.
See, what the USA needs is to start relishing in its diversity. Diversity needs to be the linchpin in our economic recovery-the poorest are getting poorer-so to speak. Ergo, reverse the trend among the poor: If the POTUS, Barack H. Obama's job creation plan which involves getting more financing for start up and re-starts from Banks can be targeted towards Demographics holes, we can resurface-figuratively and literally.
Some will try and call this a quota-it is not. What is wrong with reflecting the society in which you are participle of, in the way your organization is designed-from a HR stand point or, from a governance stand point.
Yes, the numbers educationally are startling in the disparity and gaps in technology, digital dominance and yes, micro-economically between the future minority and the current minority. But surely there are some talented and educated Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans and African Americans that can own an AppleBees in Detroit or an Olive Garden in Detroit or a Ruby Tuesday in Detroit or a Golden Corral in Detroit or CostCos in Detroit or a Wal Mart in Detroit ... supply the pent up demand for these goods and services while providing a modicum of jobs-part time or full time-with or with out benefits-jobs-jobs-jobs!
The bottleneck in our economy is we have our heads burried in the bottle plugging progressing, basically we have our head stuck up our .....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091216/ap_on_go_ot/us_white_minority
Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
How to improve the Detroit Public Schools
P.ublic E.ntrepreneurship R.e-inventing F.ailed E.ducation C.enters,
The Principals would be given charge of their per student allocation with budget responsibility.
Meaning, they can go with another food service contract, another maintenance and grounds contract, another security contract and hire, fire, and advertise for hiring who they want--as long as they keep the Board and the Superintendent informed about plans, forecasting, and budgeted items afore mentioned.
If the building had a 1,000 students and if the per pupil allocation is $8,000 per pupil the budget would be 8million.
This will empower the Principal not eviscerate them!
Then, if the school continues to fail the Principal rightly can be let go. But to execute a Principal when they are sinecures and de jure administrators is well a formula for what we have in Detroit and why we finished dead last on Math Scores for the 4th Graders. Instead of finishing at the top like the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
In my PERFEC system schools look like Charters, walk like Charters, but are not CHARTERS. No one is trying to break a Union up....the idea is "Public Entrepreneurship" as espoused by David Osbrone in his eponymous book "Reinventing Government."
The Principals would be given charge of their per student allocation with budget responsibility.
Meaning, they can go with another food service contract, another maintenance and grounds contract, another security contract and hire, fire, and advertise for hiring who they want--as long as they keep the Board and the Superintendent informed about plans, forecasting, and budgeted items afore mentioned.
If the building had a 1,000 students and if the per pupil allocation is $8,000 per pupil the budget would be 8million.
This will empower the Principal not eviscerate them!
Then, if the school continues to fail the Principal rightly can be let go. But to execute a Principal when they are sinecures and de jure administrators is well a formula for what we have in Detroit and why we finished dead last on Math Scores for the 4th Graders. Instead of finishing at the top like the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
In my PERFEC system schools look like Charters, walk like Charters, but are not CHARTERS. No one is trying to break a Union up....the idea is "Public Entrepreneurship" as espoused by David Osbrone in his eponymous book "Reinventing Government."
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