We don’t teach creativity and development of skills in the US either.

Wheelchairs??

Damn. It’s always the one you expect the most.

I went to school in Virginia. My math education was heavily dependent on my teachers commitment to teaching math. In some cases, I had teachers that didn’t enjoy math and gave little effort in their presentation of math concepts, formulas, etc.

And water is wet

It's one of the few things the city actually does pretty well.

I would like to compare the success of city school students on these tests to the success of Fox news viewers.

As a parent of a student at one of these schools, all of the data that we have suggest that our child is doing just fine in math (math SAT, National merit commended scholar, AP exam scores) so I tend to think that there is something unique about the data set that Fox is misinterpreting.

There are certainly issues with how we teach and what we prioritize, but I wouldn't necessarily argue that the whizzing through this type of material is ideal either. The education systems in many countries completely depends on drill and kill. Just rote memorization and practice, with little to no creativity or development of skills beyond those. There's a balance between much of what we see here, and what's offered there. The countries you mentioned also have little to no resources for people with disabilities. Both would be horrible places for most of my students to be born, as they too would be expected to whiz through everything, which just wouldn't be possible for most of them (processing delays, vision issues, dyslexia, etc). I think we need to improve a lot about how and what we teach, but I disagree that the examples you provided are the model we should aspire to.

BSA has different entrance criteria that looks more at portfolio/audition than their academic record. The reasoning being that kids can be gifted artistically, but struggle academically. Add to that the whole effing pandemic and the flawed sample size, and it makes sense to me.

Certainly! The more 311 reports we get, the more hotspots will be in that area, and will be subject to targeted enforcement.

Ah, didn't know. Don't live in the city, so Def not up to date with info.

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Thank you for responding. Is there any way you can do a crack down in Oaklee, Violetville and Saint Agnes? The same district as Pogtown but often we don’t get the same services. Truckers park along Southwestern Boulevard, the 3800 block. They idle the trucks which makes a terrible noise and pollution for the people who live over there. They dump trash, the bottles of urine and bags from their travel potties with toilet paper and feces on the side of the road. It’s not a fun time to clean up. I go to the Oaklee block meetings, people are moving away because of this problem. Another area for crackdown could be Haverhill Road and Pine Heights Avenue, one way short cuts for trucks between Benson Avenue and Wilkens Avenue but these are residential only streets, no through trucks are allowed. This area is worse than it has ever been in my years living off Wilkens, I won’t walk through there because of the trucks going off the road onto sidewalks to make the turns. The old Violetville Community Association had speed bumps installed on Pine Heights which helped, there are still trucks driving through.

I live in Saint Agnes, Little Violetville the kids call it. The trucks park along Wilkens Avenue, Unetta Avenue, Primson Avenue, sometimes for a short while sometimes overnight for days or weeks. These roads are small it’s difficult to navigate out to Wilkens Avenue around the trucks. A dear friend of mine was in a terrible accident because she couldn’t see around the trucks. This was a few years ago, I believe the motorcyclist she hit passed away from his injuries. The old community association had bollards installed to prevent this type of accident. With more trucks here now it is a true safety concern again. I greatly appreciate your help, we’ve been without a community group for a long time the neighborhood is getting forgotten.

I’m gonna be honest here man the way the world is moving if these kids don’t keep up the future just doesn’t seem that bright for this county I mean I get what your saying but there are kids in India and China that are wizzing through your page 1- 10 curriculum, and I think the underlining issue is not the math, but it’s how it’s taught

I forgot to add - I didn’t realize that the enforcement campaign is the result of increased complaints. I am VERY happy to see that there is finally a feedback loop from residents to 311 to DOT and now, back to residents! Thank you.

Great work. It makes plenty of sense. New traffic patterns, rules, etc, should be accompanied by PSAs, signage, education, and then enforcement. Glad you’re doing so much.

Unrelated, can you consider a left turning lane on Lombard to Central? The left and center lanes on Lombard appear to be through traffic lanes, and the 30° turn immediately followed by street parking after the deli is hair raising.

Sure, the Nordics tax the rich at high levels. But the Nordics also tax everyone else at high levels, too. While the former may be politically doable, the second is not.

And while taxation is one of the reasons Nordic countries are middle class, it's also because until relatively recently they were quite homogenous. And their taxation and welfare systems enjoy broad approval. (In fact, right-wing parties don't even focus on them.) They also don't have the federated government we do.

So, your solution is about realistic as mine.

Thank you!

We talked about this very idea in another post.

Thank you!

If we get reports of substandard restorations, and our investigations find this to be true, we fine them and force them to redo it.

Bicycle lanes are not just for bicycles.

In addition to making things safer for pedestrians, they also are used by mobility chairs. They're used by people on scooters. They're used by people in wheelchairs. They're used for jogging. They're used by busses and emergency vehicles.

They are a huge benefit to everyone in this city.

We have not gotten any reports of Arabbers parked in bike lanes, but they do use them! It's nice to have a slower lane to keep their horses safe and calm.

Neigh.

Steel plates mean the work is still ongoing and hasn't completed yet.

And yes, we do track these things, but it also helps our staff immensely to have the public eye on it as well.