Comments for At Risk: Stories of Hope http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com Michigans 2007 Hispanic Artist of The Year Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Extraordinary Students by Hector Tapia-Perez http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/extraordinary-students/#comment-192 Hector Tapia-Perez Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:26:42 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=94#comment-192 If life were an Olympic event, these children would be the hurdlers. Hurdlers earn my respect a tad bit more than sprinters. I love when they are allowed to thrive in a creative environment, whether it be visual arts or the performing arts. They exercise their individuality and give us a beam of hope to share with other Americans and the world. I will have to research the article where a young athlete drilled some three pointers in a basketball game. The coolest part was the smile on his face that just said, "How do you like me now?" The crowd in the gym gave him their high energy response when they went berserk. You're one of us! If life were an Olympic event, these children would be the hurdlers. Hurdlers earn my respect a tad bit more than sprinters. I love when they are allowed to thrive in a creative environment, whether it be visual arts or the performing arts. They exercise their individuality and give us a beam of hope to share with other Americans and the world.
I will have to research the article where a young athlete drilled some three pointers in a basketball game. The coolest part was the smile on his face that just said, “How do you like me now?” The crowd in the gym gave him their high energy response when they went berserk. You’re one of us!

]]> Comment on Why Should We Encourage Students To Teach In Poor Areas? by Hector Tapia-Perez http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/why-should-we-encourage-students-to-teach-in-poor-areas/#comment-191 Hector Tapia-Perez Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=99#comment-191 I am glad that the students in your town now have the opportunity to learn in a better equipped school. It doesn't make sense to have underachieving schools remain open, thereby spreading precious resources too thinly. At one time, my former city tried to keep neighborhood schools open mainly for the convenience of travel. I went to one of the closed students where I was able to salvage some art supplies. I taught photography because they had costly equipment that wasn't being used. Thank you! I am glad that the students in your town now have the opportunity to learn in a better equipped school. It doesn’t make sense to have underachieving schools remain open, thereby spreading precious resources too thinly. At one time, my former city tried to keep neighborhood schools open mainly for the convenience of travel.
I went to one of the closed students where I was able to salvage some art supplies. I taught photography because they had costly equipment that wasn’t being used.
Thank you!

]]> Comment on Why Should We Encourage Students To Teach In Poor Areas? by erin ireland http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/why-should-we-encourage-students-to-teach-in-poor-areas/#comment-188 erin ireland Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:06:44 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=99#comment-188 In the town we live in the schools were going broke and the only option left was to close several schools most in the poverty stricken parts of town and to keep some of the better kept schools open. So, what did this do you ask? well it gave the opportunity for low income families to put their children in better, safer schools. it also created the ability for all schools to have the money for things that some of the schools before where lacking like a music program or sports programs. This I believe was great because it gave every child in our town the chance for a better education and programs that may not have been in the budget for other schools. In the town we live in the schools were going broke and the only option left was to close several schools most in the poverty stricken parts of town and to keep some of the better kept schools open. So, what did this do you ask? well it gave the opportunity for low income families to put their children in better, safer schools. it also created the ability for all schools to have the money for things that some of the schools before where lacking like a music program or sports programs. This I believe was great because it gave every child in our town the chance for a better education and programs that may not have been in the budget for other schools.

]]> Comment on Extraordinary Students by Hillary http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/extraordinary-students/#comment-187 Hillary Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:24:05 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=94#comment-187 I agree that you can learn so much from your students. And it often seems the children that have the most obstacles to overcome in their lives teach us the most. Keep mentoring your students to over come the odds through creativity. Hillary I agree that you can learn so much from your students. And it often seems the children that have the most obstacles to overcome in their lives teach us the most. Keep mentoring your students to over come the odds through creativity.

Hillary

]]> Comment on Media by Why should we encourage students to teach in poor areas? | At Risk: Stories of Hope http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/media/#comment-185 Why should we encourage students to teach in poor areas? | At Risk: Stories of Hope Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:44:05 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/wordpress/?page_id=42#comment-185 [...] met Jonathan Meyer in middle school.  He was an only child, and was living with his mother in Southwest Detroit when [...] […] met Jonathan Meyer in middle school.  He was an only child, and was living with his mother in Southwest Detroit when […]

]]> Comment on What’s Your View On The Importance Of Arts In Education? by Art + Kids = Happiness All Around | DC Femella http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/if-sir-ken-robinson-is-right-how-do-we-produce-creative-thinkers/#comment-167 Art + Kids = Happiness All Around | DC Femella Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:33:05 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=88#comment-167 [...] http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/if-sir-ken-robinson-is-right-how-do-we-produce-creative-thinkers [...] […] http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/if-sir-ken-robinson-is-right-how-do-we-produce-creative-thinkers […]

]]> Comment on What Is So Special About Art Anyway? by Hector Perez http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/what-is-so-special-about-art-anyway/#comment-165 Hector Perez Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:30:11 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=85#comment-165 Thank you Mike. Aloha, Hector Thank you Mike.
Aloha,
Hector

]]> Comment on What Is So Special About Art Anyway? by Mike Chambers http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/what-is-so-special-about-art-anyway/#comment-163 Mike Chambers Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:29:59 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=85#comment-163 Spot on. Without art there would be no inspiration or innovation. A pretty dull place. Thanks for all you do. Spot on. Without art there would be no inspiration or innovation. A pretty dull place. Thanks for all you do.

]]> Comment on I Guess Art Runs In The Family. by What is so special about art anyway? | At Risk: Stories of Hope http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/i-guess-art-runs-in-the-family/#comment-158 What is so special about art anyway? | At Risk: Stories of Hope Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:31:02 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=49#comment-158 [...] September 16th, 2008 “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” — Albert Einstein [...] […] September 16th, 2008 “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” — Albert Einstein […]

]]> Comment on How I Measure My Wealth by hector perez http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/how-i-measure-my-wealth/#comment-156 hector perez Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:45:03 +0000 http://www.atriskstoriesofhope.com/?p=44#comment-156 Hi Sarah, Your interest in writing will help you write and illustrate your books as you grow! Hi Sarah,
Your interest in writing will help you write and illustrate your books as you grow!

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