You Have Questions, I Have Answers!

A few people asked questions that I really wanted to answer to every reader on the blog.

"Why did you start this blog?"

First, I though it would be nice for me, and other Petersburg Alumni, to share the stories we never told anyone...both good and bad.  When creating the blog, though, I felt a calling to have a place to publicly post the things people need to stop trying to "put behind them".  There is no need for a "fresh start", we need to learn from our history if we aim to not repeat it.  Since the first day, I have had almost 100 hits a day.  People care more when informed...even people who no longer live here.  Each parent, and really each citizen, need to know what we are up against and NOT just say, "Fresh Start"..."We have Hope"...hope is for the weak, we need to be determined, driven, and focused on one thing, the best damn schools money can buy.  Enough with "tip-toe'ing" around, avoiding "stepping on toes"...this year, I am stomping feet and sweeping legs out from under these people...change by force is necessary, because 40 years of "Hope" and "Fresh Starts" has resulted in generations of damaged young adults, some of which never recover.


"Don't you think this blog will do more harm then good?"

Really, what could do much more damage then was already done by the hands of incapable people.  Knowledge is power, even the bad stuff.  If a teacher, principle, administrator, or school board member knows that any miss dealings will result in posts on public blogs, for the world to see, perhaps, just maybe, they will do their jobs better.  Besides, it is our right as a citizen of the United States of America to have freedom of speech...and this kind of issue (and many others in Petersburg) are precisely why that right was preserved.  The State of Virginia has proven to me that despite 40+ plus years of poor performance and declining conditions, they have no interest in stepping in and correcting these issues...it is up to only the Citizens of this town to create the change we need to happen.  There should be 100 blogs like this...any communication, at this point, is positive.