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To: tejek who wrote (135103)	7/27/2013 1:07:25 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 149317

If a kid is surrounded by a sea of working values, village values, as opposed to project values I submit he will have as better chance of adopting those values for himself--hence the doing away of Seattle's projects that cluster failure together would seem to support my thesis. Very interesting to learn about this. Maybe it can spread to other cities.

To: tejek who wrote (135103)	7/27/2013 8:26:53 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 149317

Well said and right on the mark!!! " Not really. No city can create male role models for minority kids. But cities like Seattle can go the extra mile to break the poverty cycle by implementing several steps. One is tearing down the old projects and replacing them with desirable neighborhoods. Another is providing job training. The third, and most important step, is making minority schools first class...........best teachers, best equipment, a number of AP [Advanced Placement] classes. So desirable that white middle class kids want to attend. Consequently, two kids from my neighborhood that are in AP classes will be going to high school at a minority majority high school next year. That school is 8-10 miles from here. The kids will be taking city buses to get to school each day. That's how successful the school has become.....once one of the worst high schools in the city its now one of the best.