On Can Parkview keep outbound students?

Posted on May 16 at 11:17 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I graduated from Parkview High School. It was a horrible place to attend school--it is under-funded, with over-worked teachers who do not receive enough respect for the work that they do. The administration, at least the individuals there when I was a student, only valued athletes and show choir members. I am a student at UW-Madison, but PHS, as a whole, did not prepare me for it. I worked hard and had a handful of amazing teachers that helped me compensate for a poor education.

In regards to the article, something should have been done for at-risk students a long time ago! I spent my four years at PHS tutoring junior high students after school. Volunteer high school tutors, one over-worked guidance counselor, and a series of teachers who were stretched too thin were all that we were offering these students. These were children had all the potential in the world to achieve, but did not have an educational environment or a community that made it conducive for them to do so.

These points are interesting, but the focus needs to shift to a responsible administration and a restructuring of the budget. You can't put everything off on the teachers and force parents to be involved. The communities who feed into the school need to begin working towards healthier communities, as there is no community center or support of any kind for families in the area. I have worked with students dealing with violence and substance abuse in the home, as well as parents working 2-3 jobs to make ends meet.

The school needs to take responsibility for its actions (or lack thereof), as well as seek fiscal responsibility. Hopefully Parkview can get it together before they are forced to close their doors!