tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post2708144306310362217..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Don't Mess With The BrookLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-58099590439437508072014-11-01T14:30:50.240-04:002014-11-01T14:30:50.240-04:00I've lived in The Brook for seventeen years no...I've lived in The Brook for seventeen years now and I certainly wouldn't consider it "crime dense." There is very little trouble here, and if there is it's usually people from the neighboring communities where (Mill Valley, Boulders, Southpoint.) As for "paranoid neighbors" - all of my neighbors that I've had the chance to talk with and get to know are wonderful people and as Larry said, "just everyday folks who take pride in their dwellings and want to protect that." I think a neighborhood watch is a wonderful idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-58818547929739619482014-11-01T08:58:05.248-04:002014-11-01T08:58:05.248-04:00"Well, Ed. This isn't about you."
I...<br /><i>"Well, Ed. This isn't about you."</i><br /><br />I didn't say it was -- although I am not quite sure how it got here instead of where I intended it to go.<br /><br />But as to Carolyn Gardner -- for all that money, you'd think....Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-33720331365330078702014-10-31T15:58:07.329-04:002014-10-31T15:58:07.329-04:00Well, Ed. This isn't about you.Well, Ed. This isn't about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-38203952154827688522014-10-31T13:36:48.535-04:002014-10-31T13:36:48.535-04:00High School Math teachers now get $69,157 a year?!...High School Math teachers now get $69,157 a year?!?!?!?<br /><br />Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!!<br /><br /><b><i>I was only paid what would be $24,954 in today's money and I was teaching BOTH Math AND English!</i></b> <br /><br />This was a PUBLIC High School, albeit a very small one, and I was teaching six periods a day (three of each subject) for a little bit more than a third of what Ms. Gardner was being paid!<br /><br />And what's worse than having to instantly switch between teaching Math & English (as completely different cognitive processes are involved)is teaching both subjects to the same children -- sometimes in consecutive periods.<br /><br />Six "prep" classes as I was teaching three different grades in each of the two subjects -- that's six different lesson plans, six different sets of homework to grade and all the rest -- every night.<br /><br />And how many "preps" did Caroline Gardner have? <br /><br />At the most, she could only have been teaching four different grade levels because the ARHS doesn't have any more than four...<br /><br />I was teaching six classes, each five times a week, for the full year, 1,080 classes over the 180=day school year. ARHS teachers teach fewer than this because of the "trimester" system.<br /><br />I got none of the support she did, and I dealt with a hell of a lot worse than she alleges to have had to deal with. For a hell of a lot less money....<br /><br />This isn't about me: for what Team Maria were paying and for a far lesser teaching load, you'd think that they'd been able to find someone able to both teach and to deal with the fact that teenagers can be obnoxious schmucks at times....Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85533339480357174492014-10-31T12:01:51.067-04:002014-10-31T12:01:51.067-04:00Unless all the areas around it have improved drama...Unless all the areas around it have improved dramatically over the past few years, I wouldn't live there.<br /><br />It is inside my NoGo perimeter -- the part of Amherst where *I* won't be after dark.<br /><br />For what it is worth...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-57100608834531349872014-10-31T08:54:00.326-04:002014-10-31T08:54:00.326-04:00what is this in response to? Just lower police sta...what is this in response to? Just lower police staffing or actual crime?<br /><br />I was thinking of moving nearby, but if crime is up, this would be of a concern. I was thinking of moving nearby but if paranoia is up, then I will certainly not move there. Paranoid neighbors are more dangerous than criminals. They make reactionary laws and regs that never go away and have never ending costs, usually crimes only last a couple of minutes and have a specific cost. Joseph Phillip Randolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13599977933250745092014-10-30T15:16:10.413-04:002014-10-30T15:16:10.413-04:00Great idea. And while we're at it let's bu...Great idea. And while we're at it let's build more of these crime dense housing developments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com