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With principals and teachers pushing parents' concerns out of the limelight, the conclusion is as plain as graffiti on playground equipment. The educational establishment in Chicago does not want reform; it wants to protect its budget and its constituents' job security...
...SUPPOSE my proclivity for neutrality--or passivity, if that's a better word--has a lot to do with my personality. On the playground, I was the peace-maker who kept the bullies at bay. At home, I was the diplomat who made sure Mom and Dad always got along. I wouldn't take sides in disputes; I'd just make sure they got resolved so that everyone could be friends again...
Peabody School, Linnean St., playground entrance...
Gately Shelter, Fitzgerald St. Playground entrance...
Gately Shelter, Fitzgerald St. Playground entrance...