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edge
Apr 14, 2009, 12:58 AM
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Sorry, but we will be closing this facility at the end of the school year...
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Anyhow, that was the gist of the memo my colleagues and I got this afternoon. I have been teaching at the same Alternative Education Middle & High School for 3 full years now.
I always thought that as long as people kept having developmentally, emotionally, and behaviorally challenged kids then our little alt-ed school was recession-proof, but the budget knife cuts deep.
Everyone from the sending school districts to the state Board of Ed gave us high rankings, however the non-profit Board of Directors (and can't we really chase the country's problems back to almost all BOD's?) thought it best to disband the most successful team our school has ever had and cut loose 36 students back into their communities with no prior notice.
I feel really badly for the teachers who had arrived in the last year and relocated for the position; they appeared devastated. As for me, I have the deepest work experiences to draw from, so I am kinda looking forward to the time off. In fact, the day after the school closes my wife and I and both kids will be flying out to Alaska, and I seriously won't give my situation another thought until I get back.
Doubtful, but with any luck our house, which we just put on the market, will sell during the Summer and then Karol will give her job the hasta la vista and we will take our new windfall and take a leisurely drive westward to Colorado in search of a new home.
For every seat, there is an ass, and I am a major ass looking forward to my next big cushion.
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jakedatc
Apr 14, 2009, 1:08 AM
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Hey, make the best of what you're given and go with it.
let me know when you're back from AK so we can do some bolt clipping.
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charley
Apr 14, 2009, 1:10 AM
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Looseing the job sucks. Sometimes the most helpful programs are the ones that are closed. Have fun in Alaska and moving to colorado.
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edge
Apr 14, 2009, 1:13 AM
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jakedatc wrote: Hey, make the best of what you're given and go with it. let me know when you're back from AK so we can do some bolt clipping.
Despite everything, I have next week off (paid) for school vacation. I was thinking of driving down to RI, taking Meg out for dinner with Dad, getting a hotel room, and then hitting up Lincoln Woods.
Are you available mid-week for a day at LW?
Weather depending, I will probably spend the weekend re-roofing my workshop for two days.
After that then sure, I will bolt clip with you.
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jakedatc
Apr 14, 2009, 1:19 AM
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Ya.. just not 24-25.. i have a per diem job covering a bball tournament. Other than that i'm just doing demolition stuff at my dad's new project house so it's pretty flexible. i don't go.. he doesn't pay me for that day :)
so if ya let me know which day over the weekend or something then i can be free.
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edge
Apr 14, 2009, 1:21 AM
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charley wrote: Looseing the job sucks. Sometimes the most helpful programs are the ones that are closed. Have fun in Alaska and moving to colorado.
I used to think that, but in the last week I have personally tracked well over 135 "F-bombs," 57 "Property Destructions," and countless "Harassment."
These kids refuse to help themselves, for the most part, but in the last three years I have seen six graduates make something of themselves that neither their home districts or their parents ever thought possible. Those are the successes that I will walk away most proud of, and those on the same track are the kids I will most worry about after our closing.
It truly is sad.
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happiegrrrl
Apr 14, 2009, 1:31 AM
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It really is very sad to lose programs that make efforts to help. It does seem that one person really CAN make a difference, and though you may be aware of those 6 or so, the chances are good that down the road your efforts will have been the defining moment that makes the difference for several more.
You just will likely never get to know that, and in a way, that's the beauty of it. But I can guarantee you that, as a troubled kid, even ONE instance of a teacher acknowledging your existence, making an effort, the slightest praise....it does count.
Good luck with your path forward, too.
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Apr 14, 2009, 3:46 AM
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Edge:
Sorry to hear about the school closing. Tis always sad when opportunities are lost to kids that need them.
If you need help finding work in Colorado, I'll do what I can. PM or e-mail me, and maybe I can offer some suggestions.
Chin up, old chap. Things happen for a reason.
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Apr 14, 2009, 4:04 AM
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Sorry to hear the news Edge. Best wishes for the rest of your plans though .
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edge
Apr 14, 2009, 11:07 AM
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Like I said, I am too old for this crap, and am sure I can find a job in countless fields, not excluding male gigolo.
I mean if Rob Schneider can pull it off, then why can't I????
There have to be at least a dozen wimmin across the country that would pony up $10 for the opportunity...
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charley
Apr 14, 2009, 12:25 PM
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Old my ass. Age has little to do with it. Humans do not like change especially if unplanned.
As for the male gigilo thing..... wait til I show my wife the tube top pic and get her opinion on that.
I'm sure with your experience and attitude things will work out and you will have an adventure getting there.Enjoy it. Life is too short for anything else.
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Apr 14, 2009, 1:51 PM
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Crappy deal Edge, but it's great that you are seeing this as an opportunity and not a setback.
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So is it out of the question to actually congratulate you?
It sounds as if you're seeing this as an opportunity. As someone who is hopefully in a soon-to-be similar situation, I raise my glass to your future adventures. 
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Apr 14, 2009, 2:29 PM
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edge wrote: Like I said, I am too old for this crap, and am sure I can find a job in countless fields, not excluding male gigolo. I mean if Rob Schneider can pull it off, then why can't I???? There have to be at least a dozen wimmin across the country that would pony up $10 for the opportunity...
i've got ten bucks
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Apr 14, 2009, 2:45 PM
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macherry wrote: edge wrote: Like I said, I am too old for this crap, and am sure I can find a job in countless fields, not excluding male gigolo. I mean if Rob Schneider can pull it off, then why can't I???? There have to be at least a dozen wimmin across the country that would pony up $10 for the opportunity... i've got ten bucks
For you, gratis.
reno wrote: macherry wrote: There have to be at least a dozen wimmin across the country that would pony up $10 for the opportunity... i've got ten bucks
Wrong country. 
For you, ewww!
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Apr 14, 2009, 3:06 PM
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reno wrote: edge wrote: For you, ewww! Boy, talk about the wrong time to f-up the HTML tags. 
heh!!!
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Sorry to hear about the closing edge, but that is a great attitude to have about it. Good luck man!
-F
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edge wrote: For every seat, there is an ass, and I am a major ass looking forward to my next big cushion.
Sorry to hear about your facility's closing. But join the club -- my employer recently shut down our factory, resulting in over 300 jobs lost to a Mexico plant.
And yes, unemployment pretty much sucks. Searching for a new job is a full time job, which means I still don't have all that much time for climbing, skiing, golf, sleeping in, etc.
Keep the chin up, and a positive attitude. Best wishes on your career transition.
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Apr 16, 2009, 3:58 AM
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I have a house to be for sale in Colorado available in ~June 2010. 
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Apr 16, 2009, 11:34 AM
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Re: [shockabuku] Sorry, but we will be closing this facility at the end of the school year...
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shockabuku wrote: I have a house to be for sale in Colorado available in ~June 2010.
Where??? and $$$
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kyote321
Apr 16, 2009, 12:44 PM
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if you end up in new mexico, i know the alt. and BIP school scene well here
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edge
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Funny, but now that I have had 3 full days to process this, I get a call last night from the CEO, telling me that I have a job for life. Of course the relocation would mean a 1 hour commute as compared to 37 minutes, so I told him I would "think about it."
I am not really sure about this at all.
Dayum.
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