The Times editorial page today comes out strongly Huberman's youth violence prevention plan (A Powerful Idea on Youth Violence),
thrilling over Huberman's beat cop cred and way with a spreadsheet and
calling his plan new and ambitious. If only most of the ideas in the
Huberman plan hadn't already been tried, and if only Huberman wasn't
keeping everything but a simplified PowerPoint version of his analysis
and his plan under wraps.
I'd
love for the plan to work, but unlike the Times editorial page I'd need
to see it first. Huberman's quickly developing an unfortunate
reputation for being super secretive. Not just regular secretive. Cheney secretive. He's Chicago's SuperSecret Schools CEO.
Filed under: 125 S. Clark Street
I agree with Alexander Russo
http://www.blip.tv/file/2602116
Plan overview starting at around minute 36.
Play Nice Children
They got into a little fight Saturday last. He caught him on the second floor today.
teeth knocked out, a cheek gashed and puddles of blood all over the hallway. Oh
well just another day in the hood.
Random/fragmented programs aside - wouldn't it be nice if they'd be a bit more clear about exactly how they determined these 'at-risk students'? Oh I remember...their fancy statistical model. There are whispers that they forged ahead too fast with their promises - got too far to go back (too much national press) - then couldn't or wouldn't admit when their promises didn't match the reality. So now they don't want to share the details - because then their ignorance and the waste of millions of dollars would be exposed.
Seems that real beat cops in Chicago don't think much of Huberman's cred. Seems real cops think his massive implementation of crime-watching street cameras is crap - expensive paperweights hung from lampposts. With such skeletons in the closet, I can see why he's super-secret. Call him out.
This business of identifying the most likely candidates for being victims of violence is just plain silliness. They missed so many kids, revealing how limited their perspective from 125 S. Clark really is. They didn't ask for much school/principal imput at all. Many young men & women who have been gang banging & nearly dying were left off the list. Especially if they were upperclassmen. The list are full of this year's freshman, some of who have never even shown up for school yet. Ever since they rolled this idea out they have been telling the principals to basically keep their mouths shut. For all his devotion to his charts, speadsheets, and protocols, Huberman is really overmatched. The whole of the system that has run the schools is falling apart and fast. Good thing? Maybe, but what's coming next?
spending 30 million on the kids that are in trouble or most likely to be is criminal in itself. the money should be spent the kids that want to learn and too keep them safe. this plan is and will back fire because it will create a system where the bad kids will get attention extra resources. so what do you think the kids that do not get these resources are going to do?
One guess!
That is why it is important to have trained experienced educators making these plans not hack clowns from offices that have meetings in hotels.
next time they need to put on the red noses and big shoes to make the show look good.
HiHo