Time to Give IPS the “Barbaro” Treatment
There’s no worse feeling than having to get rid of something you love. Whether it’s that old sweater that’s worn and beaten, a favorite chair or an old clunker with so many miles you could have driven it half way to the moon. At some point in time, it served a purpose, the old sweater was once on the cutting edge of fashion now belongs on the cutting floor. It’s time for IPS to go the way of my old car and old sweater.
Using the words of Superintendent Eugene White, the school district is failing. Students at the middle and high school level aren’t cutting the grade. The dropout rate is ridiculous. And any effort to bring more competition to the area is met with the staunchest opposition. So with all that, what’s a pundit to advocate? Give IPS the “Barbaro” treatment. Take it out and shoot it.
That may sound harsh, but sometimes you need to dish out tough love. The system is not working, by its own admission. And if something isn’t working you fix it. When you can’t fix it, get rid of it and get a new one. IPS can’t be fixed.
